A Sailor-Made Man
E913523
A Sailor-Made Man is a 1921 silent comedy film starring Harold Lloyd, known for its humorous tale of a wealthy idler who joins the Navy to prove himself worthy of his sweetheart.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Sailor-Made Man canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11243131 — 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: A Sailor-Made Man Context triple: [Never Weaken, followedBy, A Sailor-Made Man]
-
A.
The Three Sailors
The Three Sailors is a comedic performing trio known for appearing together in the 1927 silent film "Love and Hisses."
-
B.
By the Bluest of Seas
"By the Bluest of Seas" is a 1936 Soviet romantic drama film directed by Boris Barnet, celebrated for its lyrical style, seafaring setting, and innovative blend of comedy and melodrama.
-
C.
The Ship on His Arm
"The Ship on His Arm" is a song from Emmylou Harris's 1981 country album *Evangeline*, known for its storytelling lyrics and traditional country sound.
-
D.
The Seaman’s Secrets
The Seaman’s Secrets is a late 16th-century English navigation manual that became an influential guide for mariners during the Age of Exploration.
-
E.
The Surgeon’s Mate
The Surgeon’s Mate is a historical naval novel by Patrick O’Brian that continues the adventures of Captain Jack Aubrey and physician-intelligence agent Stephen Maturin during the Napoleonic Wars.
- 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: A Sailor-Made Man Target entity description: A Sailor-Made Man is a 1921 silent comedy film starring Harold Lloyd, known for its humorous tale of a wealthy idler who joins the Navy to prove himself worthy of his sweetheart.
-
A.
The Three Sailors
The Three Sailors is a comedic performing trio known for appearing together in the 1927 silent film "Love and Hisses."
-
B.
By the Bluest of Seas
"By the Bluest of Seas" is a 1936 Soviet romantic drama film directed by Boris Barnet, celebrated for its lyrical style, seafaring setting, and innovative blend of comedy and melodrama.
-
C.
The Ship on His Arm
"The Ship on His Arm" is a song from Emmylou Harris's 1981 country album *Evangeline*, known for its storytelling lyrics and traditional country sound.
-
D.
The Seaman’s Secrets
The Seaman’s Secrets is a late 16th-century English navigation manual that became an influential guide for mariners during the Age of Exploration.
-
E.
The Surgeon’s Mate
The Surgeon’s Mate is a historical naval novel by Patrick O’Brian that continues the adventures of Captain Jack Aubrey and physician-intelligence agent Stephen Maturin during the Napoleonic Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
1920s film
ⓘ
American film ⓘ black-and-white film ⓘ feature film ⓘ silent comedy film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| castMember |
Dick Sutherland
ⓘ
Harold Lloyd ⓘ Mildred Davis ⓘ Noah Young ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black and white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Fred C. Newmeyer ⓘ |
| distributor | Pathé Exchange ⓘ |
| era | silent film era ⓘ |
| featuresActorAsRole |
Harold Lloyd as the idle rich young man
ⓘ
Mildred Davis as the sweetheart ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
his sweetheart
ⓘ
wealthy idler ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasAudience | general audiences ⓘ |
| hasFilmTechnique |
physical comedy gags
ⓘ
slapstick comedy ⓘ |
| hasFormat | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
comedy film
ⓘ
romantic comedy film ⓘ |
| hasIntertitlesLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasPoster | theatrical release poster ⓘ |
| hasPreservationStatus | extant film prints exist ⓘ |
| includedIn | American silent feature films ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
proving one’s worth
ⓘ
self-improvement ⓘ |
| notableFor | being Harold Lloyd’s first feature-length comedy ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film ⓘ |
| partOf |
Harold Lloyd filmography
ⓘ
linked to:
Harold Lloyd sound-era films
|
| plotSummary | A wealthy idler joins the U.S. Navy to prove himself worthy of his sweetheart. ⓘ |
| producer | Hal Roach ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Rolin Film Company ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1921-12-25 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1921 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 47 ⓘ |
| setting |
U.S. Navy
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Navy
aboard a naval ship ⓘ |
| sound | silent ⓘ |
| starring | Harold Lloyd ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | early 20th century ⓘ |
| title | A Sailor-Made Man ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: A Sailor-Made Man Description of subject: A Sailor-Made Man is a 1921 silent comedy film starring Harold Lloyd, known for its humorous tale of a wealthy idler who joins the Navy to prove himself worthy of his sweetheart.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.