The Great Man Votes
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The Great Man Votes is a 1939 American comedy-drama film about a down-on-his-luck intellectual whose single vote becomes crucial in a corrupt local election.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Great Man Votes canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Great Man Votes Context triple: [Clarence Kolb, notableWork, The Great Man Votes]
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A.
The Vote
The Vote is a stage play by James Graham that dramatizes the final 90 minutes of polling on election day, famously performed live on television during the 2015 UK general election.
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B.
The Roll-Call
The Roll-Call is a novel by Arnold Bennett that continues the story of Clayhanger’s characters, exploring themes of ambition, social change, and personal responsibility in early 20th-century England.
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C.
Will of the People
Will of the People is a politically charged rock album by the English band Muse that blends hard rock, electronic, and dystopian themes.
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D.
Voice of the People
Voice of the People is the English rendering of the Albanian newspaper title "Zëri i Popullit," historically associated with Albania’s communist-era press.
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E.
Prêt à Voter
Prêt à Voter is an end-to-end verifiable voting system that uses randomized candidate orders and cryptographic techniques to allow voters to confirm their vote was counted correctly without revealing how they voted.
- 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 Great Man Votes Target entity description: The Great Man Votes is a 1939 American comedy-drama film about a down-on-his-luck intellectual whose single vote becomes crucial in a corrupt local election.
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A.
The Vote
The Vote is a stage play by James Graham that dramatizes the final 90 minutes of polling on election day, famously performed live on television during the 2015 UK general election.
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B.
The Roll-Call
The Roll-Call is a novel by Arnold Bennett that continues the story of Clayhanger’s characters, exploring themes of ambition, social change, and personal responsibility in early 20th-century England.
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C.
Will of the People
Will of the People is a politically charged rock album by the English band Muse that blends hard rock, electronic, and dystopian themes.
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D.
Voice of the People
Voice of the People is the English rendering of the Albanian newspaper title "Zëri i Popullit," historically associated with Albania’s communist-era press.
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E.
Prêt à Voter
Prêt à Voter is an end-to-end verifiable voting system that uses randomized candidate orders and cryptographic techniques to allow voters to confirm their vote was counted correctly without revealing how they voted.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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comedy-drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| basedOn | short story by Gordon Malherbe Hillman ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy | John Bone – John Barrymore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Russell Metty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Garson Kanin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | RKO Radio Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Desmond Marquette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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comedy-drama ⓘ drama film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Chick Chandler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Donald MacBride NERFINISHED ⓘ Granville Bates NERFINISHED ⓘ John Barrymore NERFINISHED ⓘ Katherine Alexander NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Holden NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia Weidler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | John Bone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Roy Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A down-on-his-luck intellectual finds his single vote becomes crucial in a corrupt local election. ⓘ |
| producer | Cliff Reid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1939-03-31 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 72 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Garson Kanin
NERFINISHED
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John Twist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| starring |
Chick Chandler
NERFINISHED
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Donald MacBride NERFINISHED ⓘ Granville Bates NERFINISHED ⓘ John Barrymore NERFINISHED ⓘ Katherine Alexander NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Holden NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia Weidler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
corruption
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democracy ⓘ family relationships ⓘ politics ⓘ |
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