The Vanishing American (1925 film)
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The Vanishing American (1925 film) is a silent Western drama that portrays the struggles and decline of Native American life under U.S. expansion and government policies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Vanishing American (1925 film) canonical | 1 |
| The Vanishing American (1925 original release) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5643776 — 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)
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Target entity: The Vanishing American (1925 film) Context triple: [Richard Dix, starredIn, The Vanishing American (1925 film)]
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A.
The Squaw Man (1914 film)
The Squaw Man (1914 film) is a pioneering early feature-length Western drama, often cited as one of the first full-length Hollywood films and a key work in the development of the American film industry.
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B.
The Last of the Mohicans (1920 film)
The Last of the Mohicans (1920 film) is a silent historical adventure movie based on James Fenimore Cooper’s novel, notable for its early cinematic portrayal of frontier life and Native American characters during the French and Indian War.
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C.
The Virginian (1929 film)
The Virginian (1929 film) is an early sound Western drama starring Gary Cooper that helped establish him as a major Hollywood leading man.
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D.
The Last of the Mohicans (1936 film)
The Last of the Mohicans (1936 film) is a 1936 adventure drama adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper’s novel, depicting frontier conflicts during the French and Indian War.
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E.
The Call of the Wild (1923 film)
The Call of the Wild (1923 film) is a silent adventure drama adaptation of Jack London’s classic novel, following a domesticated dog thrust into the harsh realities of the Klondike Gold Rush.
- 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 Vanishing American (1925 film) Target entity description: The Vanishing American (1925 film) is a silent Western drama that portrays the struggles and decline of Native American life under U.S. expansion and government policies.
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A.
The Squaw Man (1914 film)
The Squaw Man (1914 film) is a pioneering early feature-length Western drama, often cited as one of the first full-length Hollywood films and a key work in the development of the American film industry.
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B.
The Last of the Mohicans (1920 film)
The Last of the Mohicans (1920 film) is a silent historical adventure movie based on James Fenimore Cooper’s novel, notable for its early cinematic portrayal of frontier life and Native American characters during the French and Indian War.
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C.
The Virginian (1929 film)
The Virginian (1929 film) is an early sound Western drama starring Gary Cooper that helped establish him as a major Hollywood leading man.
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D.
The Last of the Mohicans (1936 film)
The Last of the Mohicans (1936 film) is a 1936 adventure drama adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper’s novel, depicting frontier conflicts during the French and Indian War.
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E.
The Call of the Wild (1923 film)
The Call of the Wild (1923 film) is a silent adventure drama adaptation of Jack London’s classic novel, following a domesticated dog thrust into the harsh realities of the Klondike Gold Rush.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western film
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silent film ⓘ |
| addresses |
military recruitment of Native Americans
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missionary influence on Native American communities ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Vanishing American (novel)
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linked to:
The Vanishing American
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| basedOnWorkAuthor | Zane Grey ⓘ |
| castMember |
George Irving
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Malcolm McGregor ⓘ Noah Beery Sr. ⓘ
linked to:
Noah Beery
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| cinematographyBy | Karl Brown ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| director | George B. Seitz ⓘ |
| discusses | boarding school experiences of Native Americans ⓘ |
| distributor |
Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation
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linked to:
Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Monument Valley, Arizona–Utah region
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linked to:
Monument Valley (Arizona portion)
Navajo Nation areas in the American Southwest ⓘ
linked to:
Navajo homeland (Diné Bikéyah)
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| genre |
Western
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drama ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
Zane Grey's The Vanishing American
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linked to:
The Vanishing American
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| hasFilmVersion |
The Vanishing American (1925 original release)
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linked to:
The Vanishing American (1925 film)
The Vanishing American (shortened reissue version) ⓘ
linked to:
The Vanishing American
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| leadActor | Richard Dix ⓘ |
| leadActress | Lois Wilson ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
decline of Native American life under U.S. expansion
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impact of U.S. government policies on Native Americans ⓘ |
| medium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| musicForReleases | accompanied by live music in original theatrical showings ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of U.S. Indian policy
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sympathetic depiction of Native Americans for its era ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film with English intertitles ⓘ |
| portrays | struggles of Native Americans under colonization ⓘ |
| portraysCharacter | Nophaie ⓘ |
| portraysGroup | Navajo people ⓘ |
| producer | Jesse L. Lasky ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Famous Players–Lasky Corporation ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1925 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 110 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Eve Unsell
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Lucien Hubbard ⓘ |
| setting | Navajo lands in the American Southwest ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | late 19th and early 20th century American West ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: The Vanishing American (1925 film) Description of subject: The Vanishing American (1925 film) is a silent Western drama that portrays the struggles and decline of Native American life under U.S. expansion and government policies.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
The Vanishing American (1925 film)
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hasFilmVersion
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The Vanishing American (1925 original release)
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linked to: The Vanishing American (1925 film)