The Arab
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"The Arab" is a 1924 American silent drama film, directed by Rex Ingram and starring Alice Terry, adapted from a stage play about a noble Arab patriot in wartime.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Arab canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4307196 — 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 Arab Context triple: [Alice Terry, notableWork, The Arab]
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A.
Los Arabos
Los Arabos is a municipality in western Cuba known for its agricultural activities within Matanzas Province.
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B.
Arabs
Arabs are a diverse ethnolinguistic group originating from the Arabian Peninsula and surrounding regions, united primarily by the Arabic language and a shared cultural and historical heritage.
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C.
Shuwa Arabs
The Shuwa Arabs are a traditionally pastoral, Arabic-speaking ethnic group of Sahelian origin found across parts of northeastern Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, and surrounding regions.
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D.
Alawi
Alawi was a constituent state within the former British-backed Federation of South Arabia in what is now southern Yemen.
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E.
Aqrabi
Aqrabi was a small sultanate and tribal territory in what is now southern Yemen, historically incorporated into the British-backed Federation of South Arabia.
- 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 Arab Target entity description: "The Arab" is a 1924 American silent drama film, directed by Rex Ingram and starring Alice Terry, adapted from a stage play about a noble Arab patriot in wartime.
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A.
Los Arabos
Los Arabos is a municipality in western Cuba known for its agricultural activities within Matanzas Province.
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B.
Arabs
Arabs are a diverse ethnolinguistic group originating from the Arabian Peninsula and surrounding regions, united primarily by the Arabic language and a shared cultural and historical heritage.
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C.
Shuwa Arabs
The Shuwa Arabs are a traditionally pastoral, Arabic-speaking ethnic group of Sahelian origin found across parts of northeastern Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, and surrounding regions.
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D.
Alawi
Alawi was a constituent state within the former British-backed Federation of South Arabia in what is now southern Yemen.
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E.
Aqrabi
Aqrabi was a small sultanate and tribal territory in what is now southern Yemen, historically incorporated into the British-backed Federation of South Arabia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
ⓘ
black-and-white film ⓘ drama film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Arab (stage play)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
stage play about a noble Arab patriot in wartime ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | John F. Seitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Rex Ingram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | silent ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Alice Terry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ramon Novarro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFilmPoster | The Arab (1924 film poster) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
patriotism
ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ war ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | feature film ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | noble Arab patriot ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Arab world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film with English intertitles ⓘ |
| partOf | American silent cinema ⓘ |
| producer | Rex Ingram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1924 ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1920s films ⓘ |
| runtime | feature-length ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Rex Ingram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | wartime ⓘ |
| starring |
Alice Terry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ramon Novarro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Arab Description of subject: "The Arab" is a 1924 American silent drama film, directed by Rex Ingram and starring Alice Terry, adapted from a stage play about a noble Arab patriot in wartime.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.