The Unholy Three (1925 film)
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The Unholy Three (1925 film) is a silent crime drama directed by Tod Browning, starring Lon Chaney as part of a trio of sideshow performers who turn to a life of elaborate criminal schemes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Unholy Three (1925 film) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1027253 — 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 Unholy Three (1925 film) Context triple: [Snitz Edwards, notableWork, The Unholy Three (1925 film)]
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A.
Vampira
Vampira was the gothic, horror-host television persona created and portrayed by actress Maila Nurmi in the 1950s, widely regarded as a pioneering figure in horror and camp culture.
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B.
Resurrection (1931 film)
Resurrection (1931 film) is an early 20th-century cinematic adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s novel "Resurrection," dramatizing themes of guilt, redemption, and social injustice.
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C.
The Ghoul Man
The Ghoul Man is a reanimated corpse character from the cult 1959 science fiction horror film "Plan 9 from Outer Space."
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D.
The Black Devil
The Black Devil was the fearsome nickname of Erich Hartmann, the German World War II fighter ace who remains the highest-scoring fighter pilot in history.
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E.
The Enemy (1927 film)
The Enemy (1927 film) is a silent drama that portrays the personal and social toll of World War I on a young couple and their family.
- 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 Unholy Three (1925 film) Target entity description: The Unholy Three (1925 film) is a silent crime drama directed by Tod Browning, starring Lon Chaney as part of a trio of sideshow performers who turn to a life of elaborate criminal schemes.
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A.
Vampira
Vampira was the gothic, horror-host television persona created and portrayed by actress Maila Nurmi in the 1950s, widely regarded as a pioneering figure in horror and camp culture.
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B.
Resurrection (1931 film)
Resurrection (1931 film) is an early 20th-century cinematic adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s novel "Resurrection," dramatizing themes of guilt, redemption, and social injustice.
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C.
The Ghoul Man
The Ghoul Man is a reanimated corpse character from the cult 1959 science fiction horror film "Plan 9 from Outer Space."
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D.
The Black Devil
The Black Devil was the fearsome nickname of Erich Hartmann, the German World War II fighter ace who remains the highest-scoring fighter pilot in history.
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E.
The Enemy (1927 film)
The Enemy (1927 film) is a silent drama that portrays the personal and social toll of World War I on a young couple and their family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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black-and-white film ⓘ crime film ⓘ drama film ⓘ feature film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Unholy Three
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surface form:
The Unholy Three (novel)
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| basedOnAuthor | Tod Robbins ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Percy Hilburn ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Tod Browning ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | Errol Taggart ⓘ |
| era | silent era ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Echo
ⓘ
Heracles ⓘ
surface form:
Hercules
Tweedledee ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| hasGenre | crime drama ⓘ |
| hasIntertitlesLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasRemake | The Unholy Three (1930 film) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaboration between Tod Browning and Lon Chaney
ⓘ
first film adaptation of Tod Robbins novel The Unholy Three ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lon Chaney filmography
ⓘ
Tod Browning filmography ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A trio of sideshow performers form a criminal gang and use elaborate disguises and schemes to commit robberies. ⓘ |
| producer |
Irving Thalberg
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surface form:
Irving G. Thalberg
Louis B. Mayer ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1925-08-16 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1925 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 86 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Tod Browning
ⓘ
Waldemar Young ⓘ |
| setting |
circus sideshow
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pet shop ⓘ |
| starring |
Harry Earles
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Lon Chaney ⓘ Mae Busch ⓘ Matt Moore ⓘ Victor McLaglen ⓘ |
| starsAsCharacter |
Harry Earles as Tweedledee
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Lon Chaney as Echo ⓘ Mae Busch as Rosie ⓘ Matt Moore as Hector McDonald ⓘ Heracles ⓘ
surface form:
Victor McLaglen as Hercules
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Unholy Three (1925 film) Description of subject: The Unholy Three (1925 film) is a silent crime drama directed by Tod Browning, starring Lon Chaney as part of a trio of sideshow performers who turn to a life of elaborate criminal schemes.
Referenced by (2)
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