The Wheels of Chance
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The Wheels of Chance is a 1922 silent film adaptation of H. G. Wells’s comic novel about a draper’s cycling holiday, directed by Harold M. Shaw.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Wheels of Chance canonical | 4 |
| The Wheels of Chance (novel) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13097220 — 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 Wheels of Chance Context triple: [Harold M. Shaw, notableWork, The Wheels of Chance]
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A.
The Main Chance
The Main Chance is a British television legal drama series from the late 1960s and early 1970s, centered on an ambitious solicitor navigating complex cases and moral dilemmas.
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B.
Seven Chances
Seven Chances is a 1925 silent comedy film starring and directed by Buster Keaton, known for its elaborate physical gags and inventive chase sequences.
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C.
Time and Chance
"Time and Chance" is a notable work by British musician and songwriter Peter Townsend, reflecting his contributions beyond his role in The Who.
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D.
The Lucky Chance
The Lucky Chance is a Restoration comedy play by Aphra Behn that satirizes marriage, gender roles, and sexual politics in late 17th-century England.
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E.
Blind Chance
Blind Chance is a 1981 Polish drama film by Krzysztof Kieślowski that explores how small, seemingly random events can radically alter the course of a man's life through three alternative narrative paths.
- 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 Wheels of Chance Target entity description: The Wheels of Chance is a 1922 silent film adaptation of H. G. Wells’s comic novel about a draper’s cycling holiday, directed by Harold M. Shaw.
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A.
The Main Chance
The Main Chance is a British television legal drama series from the late 1960s and early 1970s, centered on an ambitious solicitor navigating complex cases and moral dilemmas.
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B.
Seven Chances
Seven Chances is a 1925 silent comedy film starring and directed by Buster Keaton, known for its elaborate physical gags and inventive chase sequences.
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C.
Time and Chance
"Time and Chance" is a notable work by British musician and songwriter Peter Townsend, reflecting his contributions beyond his role in The Who.
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D.
The Lucky Chance
The Lucky Chance is a Restoration comedy play by Aphra Behn that satirizes marriage, gender roles, and sexual politics in late 17th-century England.
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E.
Blind Chance
Blind Chance is a 1981 Polish drama film by Krzysztof Kieślowski that explores how small, seemingly random events can radically alter the course of a man's life through three alternative narrative paths.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
feature film
ⓘ
silent film ⓘ |
| adaptationType | literary adaptation ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Wheels of Chance ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor |
H. G. Wells
ⓘ
linked to:
Herbert George Wells
|
| basedOnWorkType | comic novel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Harold M. Shaw ⓘ |
| directorNationality | British ⓘ |
| filmFormat |
black-and-white
ⓘ
silent ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
comedy film
ⓘ
romantic comedy film ⓘ |
| hasOriginalAuthor |
H. G. Wells
ⓘ
linked to:
Herbert George Wells
|
| hasTitle | The Wheels of Chance ⓘ |
| isAdaptationOf |
The Wheels of Chance (novel)
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linked to:
The Wheels of Chance
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| language | Silent ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | draper ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a draper’s cycling holiday ⓘ |
| originalWorkPublicationLanguage | English ⓘ |
| productionType | feature-length film ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1922 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| settingElement | cycling holiday ⓘ |
| workAuthor |
H. G. Wells
ⓘ
linked to:
Herbert George Wells
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Wheels of Chance Description of subject: The Wheels of Chance is a 1922 silent film adaptation of H. G. Wells’s comic novel about a draper’s cycling holiday, directed by Harold M. Shaw.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Wheels of Chance