The Lonely Villa
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The Lonely Villa is a 1909 silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith, known as an early example of cross-cutting suspense in American cinema.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Lonely Villa canonical | 2 |
| A Serenade at the Villa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5246667 — 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 Lonely Villa Context triple: [Linda Arvidson, notableWork, The Lonely Villa]
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A.
The Villa
The Villa is the official residence and office complex of the President of Nigeria, located in Abuja near Aso Rock.
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B.
The Villa
The Villa is a residential community in Dubai known for its Spanish-style luxury villas and family-friendly suburban environment.
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C.
The Mansion
The Mansion is a novel by William Faulkner that continues his exploration of Yoknapatawpha County through themes of social change, moral decay, and the complexities of Southern life.
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D.
The Mansion
The Mansion is a historic presidential summer residence and popular tourist landmark located in Baguio City in the Philippines.
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E.
Mansion on the Hill
Mansion on the Hill is a historic house museum in Ogallala, Nebraska, notable for its Victorian architecture and role in preserving the region’s frontier-era history.
- 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 Lonely Villa Target entity description: The Lonely Villa is a 1909 silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith, known as an early example of cross-cutting suspense in American cinema.
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A.
The Villa
The Villa is the official residence and office complex of the President of Nigeria, located in Abuja near Aso Rock.
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B.
The Villa
The Villa is a residential community in Dubai known for its Spanish-style luxury villas and family-friendly suburban environment.
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C.
The Mansion
The Mansion is a historic presidential summer residence and popular tourist landmark located in Baguio City in the Philippines.
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D.
The Mansion
The Mansion is a novel by William Faulkner that continues his exploration of Yoknapatawpha County through themes of social change, moral decay, and the complexities of Southern life.
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E.
Mansion on the Hill
Mansion on the Hill is a historic house museum in Ogallala, Nebraska, notable for its Victorian architecture and role in preserving the region’s frontier-era history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | silent short film ⓘ |
| basedOn | stage melodrama conventions of the period ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | D. W. Griffith ⓘ |
| distributor | Biograph Company ⓘ |
| era | early silent era ⓘ |
| filmColor | black and white ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Anita Hendrie
ⓘ
David Miles ⓘ Florence Lawrence ⓘ George Nichols ⓘ Henry B. Walthall ⓘ Mack Sennett ⓘ Marion Leonard ⓘ Mary Pickford ⓘ Owen Moore ⓘ |
| hasFilmTechnique |
cross-cutting
ⓘ
parallel editing ⓘ suspense editing ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early example of parallel editing in American cinema
ⓘ
early use of cross-cutting to build suspense ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film with English intertitles ⓘ |
| partOf | early films of D. W. Griffith at Biograph ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Burglars invade a family’s isolated home while the father races back to save his wife and daughters, depicted through cross-cutting between locations. ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Biograph Company ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1909-06-10 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1909 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 8–12 minutes ⓘ |
| setting | a remote family home threatened by burglars ⓘ |
| starred |
Anita Hendrie
ⓘ
David Miles ⓘ Florence Lawrence ⓘ George Nichols ⓘ Henry B. Walthall ⓘ Mack Sennett ⓘ Marion Leonard ⓘ Mary Pickford ⓘ Owen Moore ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Lonely Villa Description of subject: The Lonely Villa is a 1909 silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith, known as an early example of cross-cutting suspense in American cinema.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: The Lonely Villa