The Bangville Police
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The Bangville Police is a 1913 silent comedy short film often cited as one of the earliest Keystone Cops movies, showcasing Mack Sennett’s slapstick style.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Bangville Police canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11676733 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Bangville Police Context triple: [Mack Sennett, notableWork, The Bangville Police]
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A.
NYPD 108th Precinct
The NYPD 108th Precinct is a New York City Police Department station house responsible for law enforcement and public safety in Long Island City and surrounding neighborhoods in Queens.
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B.
103rd Precinct
The 103rd Precinct is a New York City Police Department station house responsible for law enforcement and public safety in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens.
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C.
68th Precinct
The 68th Precinct is a New York City Police Department station house responsible for law enforcement and public safety in Brooklyn’s Bay Ridge neighborhood and surrounding areas.
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D.
NYPD 103rd Precinct
The NYPD 103rd Precinct is a New York City Police Department station house responsible for policing and public safety in parts of southeastern Queens, including Jamaica and surrounding neighborhoods.
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E.
NYPD 102nd Precinct
The NYPD 102nd Precinct is a New York City Police Department station house responsible for law enforcement and public safety in parts of central Queens, including Kew Gardens.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Bangville Police Target entity description: The Bangville Police is a 1913 silent comedy short film often cited as one of the earliest Keystone Cops movies, showcasing Mack Sennett’s slapstick style.
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A.
NYPD 108th Precinct
The NYPD 108th Precinct is a New York City Police Department station house responsible for law enforcement and public safety in Long Island City and surrounding neighborhoods in Queens.
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B.
103rd Precinct
The 103rd Precinct is a New York City Police Department station house responsible for law enforcement and public safety in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens.
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C.
68th Precinct
The 68th Precinct is a New York City Police Department station house responsible for law enforcement and public safety in Brooklyn’s Bay Ridge neighborhood and surrounding areas.
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D.
NYPD 103rd Precinct
The NYPD 103rd Precinct is a New York City Police Department station house responsible for policing and public safety in parts of southeastern Queens, including Jamaica and surrounding neighborhoods.
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E.
NYPD 102nd Precinct
The NYPD 102nd Precinct is a New York City Police Department station house responsible for law enforcement and public safety in parts of central Queens, including Kew Gardens.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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black-and-white film ⓘ silent comedy short film ⓘ slapstick film ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Keystone Cops
NERFINISHED
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Mack Sennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Charles Inslee
NERFINISHED
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Dot Farley NERFINISHED ⓘ Edgar Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ Mabel Normand NERFINISHED ⓘ Mack Sennett NERFINISHED ⓘ Nick Cogley NERFINISHED ⓘ Rube Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black and white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Henry Lehrman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Mutual Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | silent film era ⓘ |
| features | Keystone Cops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType | bumbling policemen ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
|
| genre |
Comedy
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Slapstick ⓘ |
| hasDistributionFormat | theatrical short ⓘ |
| hasFilmTechnique |
chase sequences
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physical comedy ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
early appearance of Keystone Cops ensemble
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early development of screen slapstick ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeElement | false alarm leading to police chaos ⓘ |
| hasSetting | rural farm ⓘ |
| hasTitleType | short film ⓘ |
| isBlackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| isConsidered | one of the earliest Keystone Cops films ⓘ |
| isSilent | true ⓘ |
| notableFor | early example of Mack Sennett’s slapstick style ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film (English intertitles) ⓘ |
| partOf | Keystone comedies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Mack Sennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Keystone Film Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1913-04-07 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1913 ⓘ |
| runningTimeCategory | one-reel film ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 8 ⓘ |
| stars | Mabel Normand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1910s American cinema ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: The Bangville Police Description of subject: The Bangville Police is a 1913 silent comedy short film often cited as one of the earliest Keystone Cops movies, showcasing Mack Sennett’s slapstick style.
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