The Law of the Yukon
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The Law of the Yukon is a 1920 American silent drama film set in the Canadian North, directed by Irving Willat and based on Robert W. Service’s poem of the same name.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Law of the Yukon canonical | 3 |
| "The Law of the Yukon" (poem) | 1 |
| "The Law of the Yukon" by Robert W. Service | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13014172 — 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 Law of the Yukon Context triple: [Irving Willat, notableWork, The Law of the Yukon]
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A.
The Flame of the Yukon
The Flame of the Yukon is a 1917 silent drama film set in the Yukon gold rush era, directed by George Melford and starring Dorothy Dalton.
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B.
Star of Alaska
Star of Alaska was the later name of the historic 1886-built square-rigged sailing ship originally known as Balclutha, now preserved as a museum ship in San Francisco.
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C.
The Last Frontier
The Last Frontier is a historical novel by Howard Fast that dramatizes the tragic 1878 Cheyenne exodus and their struggle for freedom from forced relocation.
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D.
The Last Frontier
"The Last Frontier" is an episode of the BBC nature documentary series Frozen Planet that explores the extreme wildlife and environments at the edges of the polar regions.
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E.
The Last Frontier
"The Last Frontier" is an instrumental hip-hop track by producer RJD2, known for its cinematic atmosphere and intricate sample-based production.
- 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 Law of the Yukon Target entity description: The Law of the Yukon is a 1920 American silent drama film set in the Canadian North, directed by Irving Willat and based on Robert W. Service’s poem of the same name.
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A.
The Flame of the Yukon
The Flame of the Yukon is a 1917 silent drama film set in the Yukon gold rush era, directed by George Melford and starring Dorothy Dalton.
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B.
Star of Alaska
Star of Alaska was the later name of the historic 1886-built square-rigged sailing ship originally known as Balclutha, now preserved as a museum ship in San Francisco.
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C.
The Last Frontier
The Last Frontier is a historical novel by Howard Fast that dramatizes the tragic 1878 Cheyenne exodus and their struggle for freedom from forced relocation.
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D.
The Last Frontier
"The Last Frontier" is an episode of the BBC nature documentary series Frozen Planet that explores the extreme wildlife and environments at the edges of the polar regions.
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E.
The Last Frontier
"The Last Frontier" is an instrumental hip-hop track by producer RJD2, known for its cinematic atmosphere and intricate sample-based production.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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black-and-white film ⓘ drama film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | poem ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Robert W. Service ⓘ |
| basedOn |
"The Law of the Yukon" (poem)
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linked to:
The Law of the Yukon
|
| colorProcess | black and white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| countryOfSetting | Canada ⓘ |
| director |
Irvin Willat
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Irving Willat ⓘ |
| filmFormat | silent ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure film
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drama ⓘ |
| languageOfIntertitles | English ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film with English intertitles ⓘ |
| productionEra | 1920s American cinema ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1920 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1920 ⓘ |
| setting |
Canadian North
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Yukon Territory ⓘ |
| subject |
harsh conditions of the Canadian North
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life in the Yukon ⓘ |
| title | The Law of the Yukon ⓘ |
| workBasedOn |
"The Law of the Yukon" by Robert W. Service
ⓘ
linked to:
The Law of the Yukon
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Law of the Yukon Description of subject: The Law of the Yukon is a 1920 American silent drama film set in the Canadian North, directed by Irving Willat and based on Robert W. Service’s poem of the same name.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Law of the Yukon
linked to: The Law of the Yukon