The Spoilers (1914 film)
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The Spoilers (1914 film) is a silent Western drama based on Rex Beach’s novel, depicting conflict over Alaskan gold claims and notable for its early, influential fight scenes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Spoilers (1914 film) canonical | 5 |
| The Spoilers (1923 film) | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2773443 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Spoilers (1914 film) Context triple: [Selig Polyscope Company, hasFilm, The Spoilers (1914 film)]
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The Spoilers (1930 film)
The Spoilers (1930 film) is an early sound-era Western drama based on Rex Beach’s novel, known for its Alaskan gold-rush setting and a famously brutal saloon fistfight scene.
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B.
The Round-Up (1920 film)
The Round-Up (1920 film) is a 1920 American silent Western drama best known for starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle in a rare serious role.
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C.
The Enemy (1927 film)
The Enemy (1927 film) is a silent drama that portrays the personal and social toll of World War I on a young couple and their family.
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D.
Sparrows (1926 film)
Sparrows (1926 film) is a 1926 silent drama film starring Mary Pickford, renowned for its dark, expressionistic style and its story of abused orphans escaping from a grim baby farm in the Florida swamps.
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E.
A Damsel in Distress
"A Damsel in Distress" is a 1937 Hollywood musical comedy film starring Fred Astaire, known for its elaborate dance sequences and Gershwin songs.
- 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 Spoilers (1914 film) Target entity description: The Spoilers (1914 film) is a silent Western drama based on Rex Beach’s novel, depicting conflict over Alaskan gold claims and notable for its early, influential fight scenes.
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A.
The Spoilers (1930 film)
The Spoilers (1930 film) is an early sound-era Western drama based on Rex Beach’s novel, known for its Alaskan gold-rush setting and a famously brutal saloon fistfight scene.
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B.
The Round-Up (1920 film)
The Round-Up (1920 film) is a 1920 American silent Western drama best known for starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle in a rare serious role.
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C.
The Enemy (1927 film)
The Enemy (1927 film) is a silent drama that portrays the personal and social toll of World War I on a young couple and their family.
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D.
Sparrows (1926 film)
Sparrows (1926 film) is a 1926 silent drama film starring Mary Pickford, renowned for its dark, expressionistic style and its story of abused orphans escaping from a grim baby farm in the Florida swamps.
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E.
A Damsel in Distress
"A Damsel in Distress" is a 1937 Hollywood musical comedy film starring Fred Astaire, known for its elaborate dance sequences and Gershwin songs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ feature film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | American novel ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Rex Beach ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Spoilers (novel) ⓘ |
| basedOnGenre | adventure novel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| countryOfRelease |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creativeOrigin | United States literature ⓘ |
| depicts |
claim jumping
ⓘ
frontier justice ⓘ gold mining ⓘ |
| distributor | Selig Polyscope Company ⓘ |
| era | silent era ⓘ |
| filmFormat |
black-and-white
ⓘ
silent ⓘ |
| followedBy |
The Spoilers (1923 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Spoilers (1914 film)
The Spoilers (1930 film) ⓘ The Spoilers (1942 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Spoilers (1930 film)
The Spoilers (1955 film) ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationRelationshipWith | The Spoilers (novel) ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
Drama
ⓘ
Western ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | early example of staged realistic brawling on film ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later cinematic fight choreography ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
conflict over gold claims
ⓘ
corruption in frontier territories ⓘ law and justice in mining camps ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | narrative feature ⓘ |
| isPartOf | American silent Western cinema ⓘ |
| language | Silent ⓘ |
| medium | motion picture ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | dispute over Alaskan gold claims ⓘ |
| notableFor | early influential fight scenes ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | film adaptations of The Spoilers ⓘ |
| portrays | struggle between miners and corrupt officials ⓘ |
| primarySetting | Alaskan mining town ⓘ |
| producer | Selig Polyscope Company ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfSourceWork | 1906 ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1910s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1914 ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Alaska ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Alaskan gold rush ⓘ |
| workTitle | The Spoilers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Spoilers (1914 film) Description of subject: The Spoilers (1914 film) is a silent Western drama based on Rex Beach’s novel, depicting conflict over Alaskan gold claims and notable for its early, influential fight scenes.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Spoilers (1914 film)
linked to: The Spoilers (1914 film)
linked to: The Spoilers (1914 film)
subject linked to:
The Spoilers (novel)