The Devil's Claim
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The Devil's Claim is a 1920 silent drama film starring Sessue Hayakawa, known for its exotic romance plot and Hayakawa’s dual role as both a novelist and the seductive character he creates.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Devil's Claim canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13499410 — 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 Devil's Claim Context triple: [Sessue Hayakawa, notableWork, The Devil's Claim]
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A.
The Devil Among People
The Devil Among People is a science fiction novel by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky that explores moral and social themes through a speculative, often satirical narrative.
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B.
Friend of the Devil
"Friend of the Devil" is a folk-rock song by the Grateful Dead, known for its acoustic sound, storytelling lyrics, and enduring popularity in the band’s live performances.
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C.
The Devil's Double
The Devil's Double is a 2011 biographical crime drama film in which Dominic Cooper portrays both Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein’s son Uday Hussein and his reluctant body double, Latif Yahia.
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D.
The Devil Inside
The Devil Inside is a 2012 found-footage supernatural horror film centered on a woman investigating her mother's alleged demonic possession during an exorcism.
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E.
A Devil Is Waiting
A Devil Is Waiting is a thriller novel by Jack Higgins featuring international intrigue, political assassination plots, and his recurring character Sean Dillon.
- 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 Devil's Claim Target entity description: The Devil's Claim is a 1920 silent drama film starring Sessue Hayakawa, known for its exotic romance plot and Hayakawa’s dual role as both a novelist and the seductive character he creates.
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A.
The Devil Among People
The Devil Among People is a science fiction novel by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky that explores moral and social themes through a speculative, often satirical narrative.
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B.
Friend of the Devil
"Friend of the Devil" is a folk-rock song by the Grateful Dead, known for its acoustic sound, storytelling lyrics, and enduring popularity in the band’s live performances.
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C.
The Devil's Double
The Devil's Double is a 2011 biographical crime drama film in which Dominic Cooper portrays both Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein’s son Uday Hussein and his reluctant body double, Latif Yahia.
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D.
The Devil Inside
The Devil Inside is a 2012 found-footage supernatural horror film centered on a woman investigating her mother's alleged demonic possession during an exorcism.
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E.
A Devil Is Waiting
A Devil Is Waiting is a thriller novel by Jack Higgins featuring international intrigue, political assassination plots, and his recurring character Sean Dillon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama film
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feature film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original story by Hector Turnbull ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Frank D. Williams ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| director | Charles Swickard ⓘ |
| distributor | Robertson-Cole Distributing Corporation ⓘ |
| era | silent era ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Akira
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Heloise ⓘ The Devil ⓘ
linked to:
the Devil
|
| filmType | silent ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
romantic drama ⓘ |
| hasBlackAndWhiteVersion | yes ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Arthur Millett
ⓘ
Bertram Grassby ⓘ Eugenie Besserer ⓘ Florence Vidor ⓘ John P. Lockney NERFINISHED ⓘ Mabel Van Buren ⓘ Martha Mattox ⓘ Mayme Kelso ⓘ Mimi Yvonne ⓘ Sessue Hayakawa ⓘ Togo Yamamoto NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsuru Aoki ⓘ Yukio Aoyama ⓘ |
| hasFilmPoster | theatrical release poster ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Sessue Hayakawa’s dual role as both a novelist and his seductive fictional creation
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use of exotic romance and fantasy sequences ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film (English intertitles) ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A novelist imagines and lives out an exotic romance involving the seductive character he creates. ⓘ |
| producer | Sessue Hayakawa ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Haworth Pictures Corporation ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1920-03-28 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1920 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 60 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Eve Unsell ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | contemporary to 1920s ⓘ |
| starPerformsDualRole | Sessue Hayakawa ⓘ |
| stars |
Florence Vidor
ⓘ
Sessue Hayakawa ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
blurring of reality and fiction
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romantic obsession ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Devil's Claim Description of subject: The Devil's Claim is a 1920 silent drama film starring Sessue Hayakawa, known for its exotic romance plot and Hayakawa’s dual role as both a novelist and the seductive character he creates.
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