The Emperor Jones (1933 film)
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The Emperor Jones (1933 film) is an American drama starring Paul Robeson that follows the rise and fall of a Pullman porter who becomes the tyrannical ruler of a Caribbean island.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Emperor Jones (1933 film) canonical | 1 |
| The Emperor Jones (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11576626 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Emperor Jones (1933 film) Context triple: [The Emperor Jones, adaptedAs, The Emperor Jones (1933 film)]
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The Hurricane (1937 film)
The Hurricane (1937 film) is a 1937 American disaster drama directed by John Ford, renowned for its groundbreaking special effects depicting a devastating tropical storm in the South Pacific.
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M (1931 film) is a landmark German thriller directed by Fritz Lang, renowned for its pioneering use of sound and its chilling portrayal of a child murderer hunted by both police and criminals.
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C.
The Ten Commandments (1923 film)
The Ten Commandments (1923 film) is a silent epic directed by Cecil B. DeMille that combines a biblical dramatization of Moses receiving the commandments with a contemporary morality tale about their relevance in modern life.
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D.
Cane (1923)
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Man, the Unknown
Man, the Unknown is a 1935 book by French surgeon and biologist Alexis Carrel that explores human biology, psychology, and spirituality in an attempt to define the nature and potential of human beings.
- 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 Emperor Jones (1933 film) Target entity description: The Emperor Jones (1933 film) is an American drama starring Paul Robeson that follows the rise and fall of a Pullman porter who becomes the tyrannical ruler of a Caribbean island.
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A.
The Hurricane (1937 film)
The Hurricane (1937 film) is a 1937 American disaster drama directed by John Ford, renowned for its groundbreaking special effects depicting a devastating tropical storm in the South Pacific.
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B.
M (1931 film)
M (1931 film) is a landmark German thriller directed by Fritz Lang, renowned for its pioneering use of sound and its chilling portrayal of a child murderer hunted by both police and criminals.
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C.
The Ten Commandments (1923 film)
The Ten Commandments (1923 film) is a silent epic directed by Cecil B. DeMille that combines a biblical dramatization of Moses receiving the commandments with a contemporary morality tale about their relevance in modern life.
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D.
Cane (1923)
Cane (1923) is a landmark modernist work by Jean Toomer that blends poetry, drama, and prose to depict African American life in the rural South and urban North during the early 20th century.
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E.
Man, the Unknown
Man, the Unknown is a 1935 book by French surgeon and biologist Alexis Carrel that explores human biology, psychology, and spirituality in an attempt to define the nature and potential of human beings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | stage play ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Emperor Jones (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Eugene O'Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| character |
Brutus Jones
NERFINISHED
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Smithers NERFINISHED ⓘ Undine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Ernest Haller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Dudley Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Ralph Dietrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Pre-Code Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresAfricanAmericanLead | true GENERATED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| hasPoster | theatrical release poster ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
colonialism
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power and corruption ⓘ race and identity ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadCharacterOccupationAtStart | Pullman porter ⓘ |
| leadCharacterRoleLater | tyrannical ruler ⓘ |
| musicBy | Louis Gruenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | early starring film role for Paul Robeson ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Follows the rise and fall of a Pullman porter who becomes the tyrannical ruler of a Caribbean island ⓘ |
| producer | Dudley Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Dudley Murphy Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 72 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
DuBose Heyward
NERFINISHED
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Dudley Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Caribbean island ⓘ |
| soundFilm | true ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Dudley Digges
NERFINISHED
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Frank H. Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ Fredi Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Robeson NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruby Elzy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Emperor Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Emperor Jones (1933 film) Description of subject: The Emperor Jones (1933 film) is an American drama starring Paul Robeson that follows the rise and fall of a Pullman porter who becomes the tyrannical ruler of a Caribbean island.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Emperor Jones (film)