The Adventures of Kathlyn
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The Adventures of Kathlyn is a pioneering 1913 American adventure film serial that helped establish the cliffhanger format in early cinema.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Adventures of Kathlyn canonical | 4 |
| The Adventures of Kathlyn (newspaper serial) | 1 |
| The Adventures of Kathlyn (novelization) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2773442 — 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 Adventures of Kathlyn Context triple: [Selig Polyscope Company, hasFilm, The Adventures of Kathlyn]
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A.
The Harvey Girls
The Harvey Girls is a 1946 Technicolor musical film starring Judy Garland, celebrated for its lively songs and romanticized portrayal of waitresses who helped civilize the American West.
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B.
Blansky's Beauties
Blansky's Beauties is a short-lived 1970s American sitcom set in Las Vegas that followed a showbiz talent agent and her troupe of showgirls, created as a spin-off from Happy Days.
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C.
The Girl from 10th Avenue
The Girl from 10th Avenue is a 1935 romantic drama film starring Bette Davis and Ian Hunter, known for its story of a working-class woman who impulsively marries a heartbroken lawyer.
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D.
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers is a 1946 film noir drama about a woman whose childhood crime entangles her in a web of guilt, blackmail, and doomed relationships.
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E.
The Actress
The Actress is a 1953 American comedy-drama film, directed by George Cukor and based on Ruth Gordon’s autobiographical play, depicting a young woman’s determination to pursue a stage career against her father’s wishes.
- 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 Adventures of Kathlyn Target entity description: The Adventures of Kathlyn is a pioneering 1913 American adventure film serial that helped establish the cliffhanger format in early cinema.
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A.
The Harvey Girls
The Harvey Girls is a 1946 Technicolor musical film starring Judy Garland, celebrated for its lively songs and romanticized portrayal of waitresses who helped civilize the American West.
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B.
Blansky's Beauties
Blansky's Beauties is a short-lived 1970s American sitcom set in Las Vegas that followed a showbiz talent agent and her troupe of showgirls, created as a spin-off from Happy Days.
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C.
The Small Woman
The Small Woman is a 1957 biographical book by Alan Burgess that recounts the life and missionary work of British evangelist Gladys Aylward in China.
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D.
The Girl from 10th Avenue
The Girl from 10th Avenue is a 1935 romantic drama film starring Bette Davis and Ian Hunter, known for its story of a working-class woman who impulsively marries a heartbroken lawyer.
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E.
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers is a 1946 film noir drama about a woman whose childhood crime entangles her in a web of guilt, blackmail, and doomed relationships.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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adventure film ⓘ film serial ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Selig Zoo (for animal sequences)
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linked to:
Selig Zoo
|
| basedOn |
The Adventures of Kathlyn (newspaper serial)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Adventures of Kathlyn
|
| character |
Colonel Hare
ⓘ
Kathlyn Hare ⓘ Prince Umballah ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Francis J. Grandon ⓘ |
| distributor |
General Film Company
ⓘ
Selig Polyscope Company ⓘ |
| era | silent era ⓘ |
| filmFormat |
black-and-white
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silent ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| firstRunExhibition | United States theatrical release ⓘ |
| format | film serial ⓘ |
| genre |
action
ⓘ
adventure ⓘ |
| hasEpisodeStructure | cliffhanger endings ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
The Adventures of Kathlyn (novelization)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Adventures of Kathlyn
|
| hasType | chapter play ⓘ |
| includesElement |
exotic adventure
ⓘ
wild animal scenes ⓘ |
| leadActor | Kathlyn Williams ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest American film serials
ⓘ
helping establish the cliffhanger format in early cinema ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 13 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film with English intertitles ⓘ |
| originalMedium | motion picture ⓘ |
| period | early 1910s American cinema ⓘ |
| producer | Selig Polyscope Company ⓘ |
| releaseDateOfFirstEpisode | 1913-12-29 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1913 ⓘ |
| runningTimePerEpisode | approximately 2 reels ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Gilson Willets ⓘ |
| setting | fictional kingdom of Allaha ⓘ |
| starred |
Charles Clary
ⓘ
Frank Clark ⓘ Kathlyn Williams ⓘ Lafe McKee ⓘ Tom Santschi ⓘ |
| status | partially lost film ⓘ |
| titleCharacter |
Kathlyn Hare
ⓘ
linked to:
Kathlyn Williams
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Adventures of Kathlyn Description of subject: The Adventures of Kathlyn is a pioneering 1913 American adventure film serial that helped establish the cliffhanger format in early cinema.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Adventures of Kathlyn
linked to: The Adventures of Kathlyn