The Unholy Three

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American film black-and-white film crime film feature film silent film thriller film

The Unholy Three is a 1925 silent crime thriller film directed by Tod Browning and starring Lon Chaney, known for its dark carnival setting and tale of a criminal trio using a sideshow as a front for their schemes.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
The Unholy Three canonical	3
The Unholy Three (novel)	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2824506 — 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 Unholy Three
Context triple: [Harold Rosson, notableWork, The Unholy Three]

A. Raising Demons
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B. Mount of Evil Counsel
Mount of Evil Counsel is a hill in Jerusalem traditionally associated with the site where the high priests plotted against Jesus, giving it a notable place in Christian lore.
C. The Pilgrim of Hate
The Pilgrim of Hate is a historical mystery novel in the Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters, set in 12th-century England and blending monastic life with intricate crime investigation.
D. Remembering Satan
"Remembering Satan" is a nonfiction book by journalist Lawrence Wright that investigates a notorious case of alleged recovered memories and satanic ritual abuse in the United States.
E. Ungodly Hour
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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
Target entity description: The Unholy Three is a 1925 silent crime thriller film directed by Tod Browning and starring Lon Chaney, known for its dark carnival setting and tale of a criminal trio using a sideshow as a front for their schemes.

A. Raising Demons
Raising Demons is a humorous memoir by Shirley Jackson that continues her autobiographical accounts of family life and domestic chaos.
B. Mount of Evil Counsel
Mount of Evil Counsel is a hill in Jerusalem traditionally associated with the site where the high priests plotted against Jesus, giving it a notable place in Christian lore.
C. The Pilgrim of Hate
The Pilgrim of Hate is a historical mystery novel in the Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters, set in 12th-century England and blending monastic life with intricate crime investigation.
D. Remembering Satan
"Remembering Satan" is a nonfiction book by journalist Lawrence Wright that investigates a notorious case of alleged recovered memories and satanic ritual abuse in the United States.
E. Ungodly Hour
Ungodly Hour is the critically acclaimed 2020 R&B album by American duo Chloe x Halle, noted for its polished production, tight harmonies, and explorations of maturity and self-confidence.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American film ⓘ black-and-white film ⓘ crime film ⓘ feature film ⓘ silent film ⓘ thriller film ⓘ
aspect	silent-era intertitles ⓘ
associatedWith	Lon Chaney–Tod Browning collaborations ⓘ surface form: Tod Browning–Lon Chaney collaborations
basedOn	The Unholy Three self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The Unholy Three (novel)
basedOnAuthor	Tod Robbins ⓘ surface form: Todd Robbins
character	Hercules ⓘ Professor Echo ⓘ Rosie O'Grady ⓘ Tweedledee ⓘ
cinematography	Arthur Edeson ⓘ Percy Hilburn ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
director	Tod Browning ⓘ
distributor	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ
editor	Errol Taggart ⓘ
era	Classical Hollywood cinema ⓘ
filmFormat	35 mm ⓘ
followedBy	The Unholy Three (1930 film) ⓘ
genre	crime ⓘ drama ⓘ thriller ⓘ
musicForReleases	silent-era theatrical accompaniment ⓘ
notableFor	Lon Chaney performance in multiple disguises ⓘ use of carnival and sideshow milieu in a crime story ⓘ
originalLanguage	Silent film (English intertitles) ⓘ
plotSummary	A trio of sideshow performers form a criminal gang using a fake family pet shop as a front for robbery schemes. ⓘ
producer	Irving Thalberg ⓘ surface form: Irving G. Thalberg
productionCompany	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ
releaseDate	1925-08-16 ⓘ
releaseYear	1925 ⓘ
remadeAs	The Unholy Three (1930 film) ⓘ
runtimeMinutes	86 ⓘ
screenwriter	Tod Browning ⓘ Waldemar Young ⓘ
setting	carnival sideshow ⓘ urban apartments ⓘ
starring	DeWitt Jennings ⓘ Edward Connelly ⓘ Harry Earles ⓘ John Miljan ⓘ Lon Chaney ⓘ Mae Busch ⓘ Matt Moore ⓘ Matthew Betz ⓘ Victor McLaglen ⓘ
title	The Unholy Three self-link ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Harold Rosson → notableWork → The Unholy Three ⓘ

The Unholy Three (1925 film) → basedOn → The Unholy Three ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Unholy Three (novel)

Matt Moore → notableWork → The Unholy Three ⓘ

The Unholy Three → title → The Unholy Three self-link ⓘ

The Unholy Three → basedOn → The Unholy Three self-linksurface differs ⓘ