Alonzo the Armless in The Unknown
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Alonzo the Armless in *The Unknown* is a twisted circus knife-thrower who feigns having no arms to conceal his criminal identity in Tod Browning’s 1927 silent horror film.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alonzo the Armless in The Unknown canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6621186 — 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: Alonzo the Armless in The Unknown Context triple: [Lon Chaney, notableRole, Alonzo the Armless in The Unknown]
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A.
Angel Bob
Angel Bob is a disembodied, time-manipulating Weeping Angel who communicates through a victim’s voice in the Doctor Who episode "Flesh and Stone."
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B.
Sergeant Bilko
Sergeant Bilko is a classic American television sitcom character, a fast-talking, scheming Army sergeant known for his comedic cons and leadership of a misfit platoon.
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C.
Roscoe the Lion
Roscoe the Lion is the official lion mascot representing The College of New Jersey at its athletic events and campus activities.
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D.
Polka-Dot Man
Polka-Dot Man is a lesser-known, visually distinctive DC Comics supervillain-turned-antihero who gains bizarre powers from the multicolored dots on his costume.
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E.
Franky Four Fingers
Franky Four Fingers is a hapless, gambling-addicted jewel thief whose misadventures help drive the chaotic criminal plot of the film "Snatch."
- 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: Alonzo the Armless in The Unknown Target entity description: Alonzo the Armless in *The Unknown* is a twisted circus knife-thrower who feigns having no arms to conceal his criminal identity in Tod Browning’s 1927 silent horror film.
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A.
Angel Bob
Angel Bob is a disembodied, time-manipulating Weeping Angel who communicates through a victim’s voice in the Doctor Who episode "Flesh and Stone."
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B.
Sergeant Bilko
Sergeant Bilko is a classic American television sitcom character, a fast-talking, scheming Army sergeant known for his comedic cons and leadership of a misfit platoon.
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C.
Roscoe the Lion
Roscoe the Lion is the official lion mascot representing The College of New Jersey at its athletic events and campus activities.
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D.
Polka-Dot Man
Polka-Dot Man is a lesser-known, visually distinctive DC Comics supervillain-turned-antihero who gains bizarre powers from the multicolored dots on his costume.
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E.
Franky Four Fingers
Franky Four Fingers is a hapless, gambling-addicted jewel thief whose misadventures help drive the chaotic criminal plot of the film "Snatch."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Unknown ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | silent horror film ⓘ |
| associatedWithSetting | circus ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | Tod Browning ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1927 ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
horror
ⓘ
melodrama ⓘ |
| hasAlias | Alonzo ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeFunction |
antihero
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalCharacteristic | feigns having no arms ⓘ |
| hasRoleInPlot | conceals his arms to hide his criminal identity ⓘ |
| hasSecret | actually has arms ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | silent (intertitles in English) ⓘ |
| medium | silent film ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extreme physical deception
ⓘ
grotesque body horror themes ⓘ |
| occupation |
circus performer
ⓘ
knife thrower ⓘ |
| partOfWork |
The Unknown (1927 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Unknown
|
| portrayedBy | Lon Chaney ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
deception
ⓘ
obsession ⓘ physical mutilation ⓘ |
| workCountryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| workDirector | Tod Browning ⓘ |
| workFilmType | silent feature film ⓘ |
| workProductionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alonzo the Armless in The Unknown Description of subject: Alonzo the Armless in *The Unknown* is a twisted circus knife-thrower who feigns having no arms to conceal his criminal identity in Tod Browning’s 1927 silent horror film.
Referenced by (1)
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