Keystone comedies
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Keystone comedies were a series of early 20th-century American silent film comedies produced by Keystone Studios, famous for their slapstick humor and for launching the career of Charlie Chaplin.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Keystone Cops comedies | 1 |
| Keystone comedies canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Keystone comedies Context triple: [Kid Auto Races at Venice, partOf, Keystone comedies]
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CBC Comedy
CBC Comedy is a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation platform and brand dedicated to showcasing Canadian comedic television, web series, and digital content.
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Old Comedy
Old Comedy is the earliest form of ancient Greek comic drama, characterized by bold political satire, fantastical plots, and chorus-driven performances, exemplified by the plays of Aristophanes.
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Comedy.TV
Comedy.TV is an American digital multicast television network and streaming channel focused on stand-up comedy and comedic programming.
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Sky Comedy
Sky Comedy is a British pay television channel from Sky that focuses on airing comedy series, stand-up specials, and related entertainment.
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Comedy Partners
Comedy Partners is a television production company best known for creating and producing popular Comedy Central shows such as The Daily Show and South Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Keystone comedies Target entity description: Keystone comedies were a series of early 20th-century American silent film comedies produced by Keystone Studios, famous for their slapstick humor and for launching the career of Charlie Chaplin.
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A.
CBC Comedy
CBC Comedy is a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation platform and brand dedicated to showcasing Canadian comedic television, web series, and digital content.
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B.
Old Comedy
Old Comedy is the earliest form of ancient Greek comic drama, characterized by bold political satire, fantastical plots, and chorus-driven performances, exemplified by the plays of Aristophanes.
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C.
Comedy.TV
Comedy.TV is an American digital multicast television network and streaming channel focused on stand-up comedy and comedic programming.
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D.
Sky Comedy
Sky Comedy is a British pay television channel from Sky that focuses on airing comedy series, stand-up specials, and related entertainment.
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E.
Comedy Partners
Comedy Partners is a television production company best known for creating and producing popular Comedy Central shows such as The Daily Show and South Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film series
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silent film ⓘ slapstick comedy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Mack Sennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy |
Mutual Film
NERFINISHED
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Triangle Film Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | theatrical short subject ⓘ |
| employedDirector |
Henry Lehrman
NERFINISHED
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Mabel Normand NERFINISHED ⓘ Mack Sennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | late 1910s ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| filmedAt | Keystone Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| filmmakingPeriod |
pre-World War I cinema
ⓘ
silent era ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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slapstick ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Keystone Cops films
NERFINISHED
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short comedy films ⓘ |
| influenced |
Charlie Chaplin’s early film style
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later Hollywood slapstick comedies ⓘ |
| language | Silent ⓘ |
| location | Edendale, Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainMedium | film ⓘ |
| notableCastMember |
Al St. John
NERFINISHED
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Charlie Chaplin NERFINISHED ⓘ Chester Conklin NERFINISHED ⓘ Ford Sterling NERFINISHED ⓘ Mabel Normand NERFINISHED ⓘ Mack Swain NERFINISHED ⓘ Roscoe Arbuckle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacterGroup | Keystone Cops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
anarchic humor
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fast-paced action ⓘ physical comedy ⓘ slapstick chase scenes ⓘ |
| partOf | American silent cinema ⓘ |
| producer | Mack Sennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Keystone Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionTechnique |
improvised gags
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location shooting ⓘ |
| startTime | 1912 ⓘ |
| targetAudience | mass audience ⓘ |
| typicalRuntime |
one reel
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two reels ⓘ |
| typicalSetting | urban environments ⓘ |
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Keystone Cops comedies