The Master Mystery
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The Master Mystery is a 1919 silent film serial starring famed escape artist Harry Houdini in one of his earliest and most notable screen roles, blending crime, mystery, and elaborate escape stunts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Master Mystery canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10964353 — 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 Master Mystery Context triple: [Harry Houdini, notableWork, The Master Mystery]
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A.
The Mystery
"The Mystery" is a poem by English poet Ralph Hodgson, reflecting his characteristic blend of lyricism, mysticism, and nature imagery.
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B.
The Man of Mystery
The Man of Mystery is a silent-era film directed by Albert Parker, recognized as one of his notable works in early American cinema.
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C.
Masterpiece Mystery!
Masterpiece Mystery! is a long-running PBS television anthology series that presents British and international crime dramas and detective stories to American audiences.
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D.
The Finished Mystery
The Finished Mystery is a controversial 1917 religious commentary book associated with the early Bible Student movement and later Jehovah’s Witnesses, presented as a posthumous completion of Charles Taze Russell’s Studies in the Scriptures series.
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E.
The Story of a Mystery
The Story of a Mystery is a lesser-known work of Victorian popular fiction by British author Hugh Conway, who was famed for his suspenseful and melodramatic tales.
- 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 Master Mystery Target entity description: The Master Mystery is a 1919 silent film serial starring famed escape artist Harry Houdini in one of his earliest and most notable screen roles, blending crime, mystery, and elaborate escape stunts.
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A.
The Mystery
"The Mystery" is a poem by English poet Ralph Hodgson, reflecting his characteristic blend of lyricism, mysticism, and nature imagery.
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B.
The Man of Mystery
The Man of Mystery is a silent-era film directed by Albert Parker, recognized as one of his notable works in early American cinema.
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C.
Masterpiece Mystery!
Masterpiece Mystery! is a long-running PBS television anthology series that presents British and international crime dramas and detective stories to American audiences.
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D.
The Finished Mystery
The Finished Mystery is a controversial 1917 religious commentary book associated with the early Bible Student movement and later Jehovah’s Witnesses, presented as a posthumous completion of Charles Taze Russell’s Studies in the Scriptures series.
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E.
The Story of a Mystery
The Story of a Mystery is a lesser-known work of Victorian popular fiction by British author Hugh Conway, who was famed for his suspenseful and melodramatic tales.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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film serial ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| basedOn | characters by Arthur B. Reeve ⓘ |
| castMember |
Charles Graham
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Edith Stockton ⓘ Edmund Mortimer ⓘ Frank Montgomery ⓘ Harry Houdini ⓘ Jack Burns ⓘ Marguerite Marsh ⓘ Ruth Stonehouse ⓘ William Pike ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| director | Burton L. King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Octagon Films ⓘ |
| era | silent era of American cinema ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Quentin Locke ⓘ |
| filmTechnique | silent with intertitles ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
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mystery film ⓘ serial film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| hasMedium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| hasRobotCharacter | The Automaton ⓘ |
| hasType | feature-length serial when episodes are combined ⓘ |
| includesElement | cliffhanger endings for episodes ⓘ |
| includesTheme |
conspiracy
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crime investigation ⓘ industrial espionage ⓘ |
| leadActorRole | Harry Houdini as Quentin Locke ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Quentin Locke ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early screen depiction of a robot-like automaton
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elaborate escape stunts ⓘ featuring Harry Houdini in an early screen role ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 15 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film with English intertitles ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
B. A. Rolfe Photoplays
ⓘ
linked to:
B. A. Rolfe
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| productionStatus | partially surviving ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1919 ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1910s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1919 ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | contemporary to time of production ⓘ |
| stars | Harry Houdini ⓘ |
| title | The Master Mystery ⓘ |
| writer |
Arthur B. Reeve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles Logue ⓘ |
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Subject: The Master Mystery Description of subject: The Master Mystery is a 1919 silent film serial starring famed escape artist Harry Houdini in one of his earliest and most notable screen roles, blending crime, mystery, and elaborate escape stunts.
Referenced by (3)
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