Grandma's Boy
E180638
"Grandma's Boy" is a 1922 silent comedy film starring Harold Lloyd, known for blending physical gags with a character-driven story about a timid young man finding his courage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grandma's Boy canonical | 4 |
| Grandma’s Boy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1599315 — 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: Grandma's Boy Context triple: [Harold Lloyd, notableWork, Grandma's Boy]
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A.
Daddy
"Daddy" is a powerful and controversial confessional poem by Sylvia Plath that explores themes of trauma, oppression, and the speaker’s fraught relationship with her father.
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B.
Mama
"Mama" is a 1987 debut novel by Terry McMillan that follows a resilient Black single mother struggling to raise her children and rebuild her life amid poverty and personal turmoil.
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C.
Daddy’s Little Girl
"Daddy’s Little Girl" is a suspense novel by Mary Higgins Clark that follows a woman determined to uncover the truth behind her sister’s long-ago murder.
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D.
Mama Said
"Mama Said" is a 1991 rock album by American musician Lenny Kravitz that blends classic rock, soul, and funk influences and includes the hit single "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over."
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E.
One of the Boys
"One of the Boys" is the 2008 major-label breakthrough pop album by Katy Perry, featuring hits like "I Kissed a Girl" and "Hot n Cold" that established her international fame.
- 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: Grandma's Boy Target entity description: "Grandma's Boy" is a 1922 silent comedy film starring Harold Lloyd, known for blending physical gags with a character-driven story about a timid young man finding his courage.
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A.
Daddy
"Daddy" is a powerful and controversial confessional poem by Sylvia Plath that explores themes of trauma, oppression, and the speaker’s fraught relationship with her father.
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B.
Mama
"Mama" is a 1987 debut novel by Terry McMillan that follows a resilient Black single mother struggling to raise her children and rebuild her life amid poverty and personal turmoil.
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C.
Daddy’s Little Girl
"Daddy’s Little Girl" is a suspense novel by Mary Higgins Clark that follows a woman determined to uncover the truth behind her sister’s long-ago murder.
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D.
Mama Said
"Mama Said" is a 1991 rock album by American musician Lenny Kravitz that blends classic rock, soul, and funk influences and includes the hit single "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over."
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E.
One of the Boys
"One of the Boys" is the 2008 major-label breakthrough pop album by Katy Perry, featuring hits like "I Kissed a Girl" and "Hot n Cold" that established her international fame.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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comedy film ⓘ feature film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Walter Lundin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| director |
Fred C. Newmeyer
ⓘ
Sam Taylor ⓘ |
| distributedBy |
Pathé Exchange
ⓘ
linked to:
Pathé
|
| editedBy | Thomas J. Crizer ⓘ |
| era | silent era ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Grandma
ⓘ
The Boy ⓘ The Girl ⓘ |
| featuresForm |
physical comedy
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sight gags ⓘ |
| hasFormat | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
comedy
ⓘ
romantic comedy ⓘ slapstick ⓘ |
| hasSetting | rural community ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
coming of age
ⓘ
courage ⓘ heroism ⓘ romance ⓘ |
| leadActorPlays | timid young man ⓘ |
| notableFor | early feature-length Harold Lloyd comedy blending gags with character development ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film ⓘ |
| partOfFilmographyOf |
Hal Roach
ⓘ
Harold Lloyd ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A timid young man gains courage after his grandmother gives him a supposedly magical charm and he confronts a local tramp and his own fears. ⓘ |
| producer |
Hal Roach
ⓘ
Harold Lloyd ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Hal Roach Studios ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1922-04-02 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 60 ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | American small town ⓘ |
| starring |
Anna Townsend
ⓘ
Charles Stevenson ⓘ Dick Sutherland ⓘ Harold Lloyd ⓘ Mildred Davis ⓘ |
| title | Grandma's Boy ⓘ |
| writtenBy |
Jean Havez
ⓘ
Sam Taylor ⓘ Tim Whelan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Grandma's Boy Description of subject: "Grandma's Boy" is a 1922 silent comedy film starring Harold Lloyd, known for blending physical gags with a character-driven story about a timid young man finding his courage.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Grandma's Boy