It
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"It" is a 1927 silent romantic comedy film that made Clara Bow famous as the original "It Girl" and a major Hollywood star.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| It canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5002932 — 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: It Context triple: [Clara Bow, notableWork, It]
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It
It is a 1986 horror novel by Stephen King about a shape-shifting entity that terrorizes children in the town of Derry, Maine.
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Ins
Ins is a small Swiss municipality located in the Seeland region of the canton of Bern, known for its agricultural landscape and proximity to the lakes of Biel, Neuchâtel, and Murten.
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Im
Im is a common Korean family name, often romanized as Lim or Yim, with several distinct clan lineages in Korea.
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D.
I
I is an EP by R&B singer-songwriter Lucky Daye that showcases his smooth vocals and contemporary soul sound.
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E.
I
I is the regnal numeral designating the first monarch of a given name in a royal succession.
- 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: It Target entity description: "It" is a 1927 silent romantic comedy film that made Clara Bow famous as the original "It Girl" and a major Hollywood star.
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A.
It
It is a 1986 horror novel by Stephen King about a shape-shifting entity that terrorizes children in the town of Derry, Maine.
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B.
Ins
Ins is a small Swiss municipality located in the Seeland region of the canton of Bern, known for its agricultural landscape and proximity to the lakes of Biel, Neuchâtel, and Murten.
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C.
Im
Im is a common Korean family name, often romanized as Lim or Yim, with several distinct clan lineages in Korea.
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D.
I
I is an EP by R&B singer-songwriter Lucky Daye that showcases his smooth vocals and contemporary soul sound.
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E.
I
I is the regnal numeral designating the first monarch of a given name in a royal succession.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
feature film
ⓘ
romantic comedy film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Clara Bow as the "It Girl"
ⓘ
linked to:
Clara Bow
Elinor Glyn ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Cosmopolitan magazine story by Elinor Glyn
ⓘ
It by Elinor Glyn ⓘ |
| cinematography | H. Kinley Martin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Clarence G. Badger ⓘ |
| distributor |
Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation
ⓘ
linked to:
Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | E. Lloyd Sheldon ⓘ |
| era | silent film era ⓘ |
| famousTaglineConcept | "It" as an indefinable sex appeal or charisma ⓘ |
| filmColorProcess | monochrome ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| filmIndustryContext | Hollywood studio system of the 1920s ⓘ |
| genre | romantic comedy ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
comedy film
ⓘ
romance film ⓘ |
| hasStatus | surviving silent film ⓘ |
| includedIn | lists of classic silent comedies ⓘ |
| languageOfIntertitles | English ⓘ |
| leadCharacterName | Betty Lou Spence ⓘ |
| maleLeadCharacterName | Cyrus Waltham Jr. ⓘ |
| musicForReleases | Silent-era accompaniment (various) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
establishing Clara Bow as a major Hollywood star
ⓘ
popularizing the term "It Girl" ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film with English intertitles ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A shopgirl with sex appeal pursues her wealthy employer ⓘ |
| producer | B. P. Schulberg ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Famous Players–Lasky
ⓘ
linked to:
Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
|
| releaseDate | January 1927 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1927 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 72 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Hope Loring
ⓘ
Louis D. Lighton ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| starMadeFamous | Clara Bow ⓘ |
| starring |
Antonio Moreno
ⓘ
Clara Bow ⓘ Priscilla Bonner ⓘ William Austin ⓘ |
| uncreditedDirector | Josef von Sternberg ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: It Description of subject: "It" is a 1927 silent romantic comedy film that made Clara Bow famous as the original "It Girl" and a major Hollywood star.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.