Fred Ott's Sneeze
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Fred Ott's Sneeze is an 1894 short silent film, one of the earliest motion pictures ever recorded, showing Edison employee Fred Ott sneezing after inhaling snuff.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fred Ott's Sneeze canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5784886 — 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: Fred Ott's Sneeze Context triple: [Black Maria studio, producedWork, Fred Ott's Sneeze]
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A.
Runaround
"Runaround" is a seminal science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov that famously introduced and explored the Three Laws of Robotics through a malfunctioning robot on Mercury.
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B.
The Great American Broadcast
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C.
The Exploding Penguin
The Exploding Penguin is a surreal comedy sketch from the British television series Monty Python's Flying Circus, featuring an absurd scenario in which a seemingly ordinary penguin atop a television set suddenly and inexplicably explodes.
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D.
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse is a 1938 crime drama film starring Edward G. Robinson as a psychiatrist who becomes involved with a gang of jewel thieves to study criminal behavior.
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E.
Smilin'
"Smilin'" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Gideon, known for its upbeat tone and emotive, melodic pop style.
- 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: Fred Ott's Sneeze Target entity description: Fred Ott's Sneeze is an 1894 short silent film, one of the earliest motion pictures ever recorded, showing Edison employee Fred Ott sneezing after inhaling snuff.
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A.
Runaround
"Runaround" is a seminal science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov that famously introduced and explored the Three Laws of Robotics through a malfunctioning robot on Mercury.
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B.
The Great American Broadcast
The Great American Broadcast is a 1941 musical comedy film about the early days of radio, featuring Gary Merrill among its cast.
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C.
The Exploding Penguin
The Exploding Penguin is a surreal comedy sketch from the British television series Monty Python's Flying Circus, featuring an absurd scenario in which a seemingly ordinary penguin atop a television set suddenly and inexplicably explodes.
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D.
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse is a 1938 crime drama film starring Edward G. Robinson as a psychiatrist who becomes involved with a gang of jewel thieves to study criminal behavior.
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E.
Smilin'
"Smilin'" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Gideon, known for its upbeat tone and emotive, melodic pop style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actuality film
ⓘ
short film ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle | Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze ⓘ |
| archivedAt | Library of Congress ⓘ |
| cameraOperator | William Heise ⓘ |
| copyrightedBy |
Thomas A. Edison
ⓘ
linked to:
Thomas Alva Edison
|
| copyrightOffice | United States Copyright Office ⓘ |
| copyrightYear | 1894 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depictsAction | sneeze ⓘ |
| depictsActivity | use of snuff ⓘ |
| director |
William K.L. Dickson
ⓘ
linked to:
William Kennedy Laurie Dickson
|
| era | early cinema ⓘ |
| exhibitionDevice | Kinetoscope ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Fred Ott ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Edison Black Maria studio
ⓘ
linked to:
Edison Black Maria
|
| filmingYear | 1894 ⓘ |
| filmMovement | pre-classical cinema ⓘ |
| format | Kinetoscope film ⓘ |
| frameRate | about 16 frames per second ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy short
ⓘ
documentary short ⓘ |
| hasColor | black and white ⓘ |
| hasNoIntertitles | true ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
among the earliest copyrighted motion pictures in the United States
ⓘ
one of the earliest films made for the Kinetoscope ⓘ |
| includedIn | Library of Congress film collections ⓘ |
| isOneOf | earliest surviving motion pictures ⓘ |
| language | none (silent) ⓘ |
| madeFor | scientific and promotional demonstration of motion pictures ⓘ |
| medium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| notableFor | simple gag used to demonstrate motion picture technology ⓘ |
| numberOfFrames | about 45 frames ⓘ |
| portrays | a man taking snuff and sneezing ⓘ |
| producer |
Thomas Edison
ⓘ
linked to:
Thomas Alva Edison
|
| productionCompany | Edison Manufacturing Company ⓘ |
| productionTechnology |
Kinetograph camera
ⓘ
linked to:
Kinetograph
|
| releaseYear | 1894 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 5 seconds ⓘ |
| sound | silent ⓘ |
| stars | Fred Ott ⓘ |
| studioLocation |
West Orange, New Jersey
ⓘ
linked to:
West Orange, New Jersey, United States
|
| subjectOfTheFilm | Fred Ott sneezing after inhaling snuff ⓘ |
| title | Fred Ott's Sneeze ⓘ |
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