The Painted Lady
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The Painted Lady is a 1912 silent short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet, notable as an early example of Griffith’s developing narrative and cinematic techniques.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Painted Lady canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13483049 — 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 Painted Lady Context triple: [Wilfred Lucas, notableWork, The Painted Lady]
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A.
The Yellow Admiral
The Yellow Admiral is a historical naval novel by Patrick O’Brian, part of the Aubrey–Maturin series, following Captain Jack Aubrey and physician Stephen Maturin amid the Napoleonic Wars.
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B.
Sweet Painted Lady
"Sweet Painted Lady" is a melancholic, narrative-driven song by Elton John, written with lyricist Bernie Taupin and released on the 1973 album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.
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C.
Bird of Beauty
"Bird of Beauty" is a soulful track by Stevie Wonder from his acclaimed 1974 album *Fulfillingness' First Finale*.
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D.
The Swallow
The Swallow is the English title of Giacomo Puccini’s opera "La rondine," a lyrical work that blends elements of opera and operetta.
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E.
Die Libelle
Die Libelle is a light, lyrical polka-mazurka by Austrian composer Josef Strauss, admired for its delicate, fluttering melodies evocative of a dragonfly.
- 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 Painted Lady Target entity description: The Painted Lady is a 1912 silent short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet, notable as an early example of Griffith’s developing narrative and cinematic techniques.
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A.
The Yellow Admiral
The Yellow Admiral is a historical naval novel by Patrick O’Brian, part of the Aubrey–Maturin series, following Captain Jack Aubrey and physician Stephen Maturin amid the Napoleonic Wars.
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B.
Sweet Painted Lady
"Sweet Painted Lady" is a melancholic, narrative-driven song by Elton John, written with lyricist Bernie Taupin and released on the 1973 album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.
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C.
Bird of Beauty
"Bird of Beauty" is a soulful track by Stevie Wonder from his acclaimed 1974 album *Fulfillingness' First Finale*.
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D.
The Swallow
The Swallow is the English title of Giacomo Puccini’s opera "La rondine," a lyrical work that blends elements of opera and operetta.
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E.
Die Libelle
Die Libelle is a light, lyrical polka-mazurka by Austrian composer Josef Strauss, admired for its delicate, fluttering melodies evocative of a dragonfly.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
ⓘ
black-and-white film ⓘ silent short drama film ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | D. W. Griffith ⓘ |
| featuresPerformanceBy | Blanche Sweet ⓘ |
| filmFormat | short film ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| hasBlackAndWhiteVersion | yes ⓘ |
| hasDirector | D. W. Griffith ⓘ |
| hasLeadActor | Blanche Sweet ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeStyle | early classical narrative cinema ⓘ |
| hasRunningTimeCategory | short ⓘ |
| hasSoundtrackType | accompanied by live or compiled music ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| language | Silent ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early example of D. W. Griffith’s developing cinematic techniques
ⓘ
early example of D. W. Griffith’s developing narrative techniques ⓘ |
| partOfDirectorCareerPhase | early career of D. W. Griffith ⓘ |
| productionEra | silent era ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1910s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1912 ⓘ |
| starring | Blanche Sweet ⓘ |
| usesCinematicTechniques |
close-ups
ⓘ
continuity editing ⓘ cross-cutting ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Painted Lady Description of subject: The Painted Lady is a 1912 silent short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet, notable as an early example of Griffith’s developing narrative and cinematic techniques.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.