Heat Lightning
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"Heat Lightning" is a 1934 American pre-Code drama film, noted for its tense desert setting and strong female lead performances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Heat Lightning canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13090070 — 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: Heat Lightning Context triple: [Aline MacMahon, notableWork, Heat Lightning]
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A.
Dry Lightning
"Dry Lightning" is a somber, narrative-driven song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1995 album *The Ghost of Tom Joad*, reflecting themes of loneliness, memory, and emotional desolation.
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B.
Living Lightning
Living Lightning is a Marvel Comics superhero, also known as Miguel Santos, who can transform his body into electrical energy and has served on teams like the Avengers.
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C.
The Color of Lightning
The Color of Lightning is a historical novel by Paulette Jiles that explores race, identity, and frontier life in the aftermath of the American Civil War.
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D.
After and Before the Lightning
"After and Before the Lightning" is a poetry collection by Indigenous American writer Simon J. Ortiz that reflects on Native identity, history, and connection to land through lyrical and narrative verse.
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E.
Thunder and Lightning
"Thunder and Lightning" is the twelfth and final studio album by Irish rock band Thin Lizzy, known for its heavier sound and marking the end of the group's classic era.
- 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: Heat Lightning Target entity description: "Heat Lightning" is a 1934 American pre-Code drama film, noted for its tense desert setting and strong female lead performances.
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A.
Dry Lightning
"Dry Lightning" is a somber, narrative-driven song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1995 album *The Ghost of Tom Joad*, reflecting themes of loneliness, memory, and emotional desolation.
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B.
Living Lightning
Living Lightning is a Marvel Comics superhero, also known as Miguel Santos, who can transform his body into electrical energy and has served on teams like the Avengers.
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C.
The Color of Lightning
The Color of Lightning is a historical novel by Paulette Jiles that explores race, identity, and frontier life in the aftermath of the American Civil War.
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D.
After and Before the Lightning
"After and Before the Lightning" is a poetry collection by Indigenous American writer Simon J. Ortiz that reflects on Native identity, history, and connection to land through lyrical and narrative verse.
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E.
Thunder and Lightning
"Thunder and Lightning" is the twelfth and final studio album by Irish rock band Thin Lizzy, known for its heavier sound and marking the end of the group's classic era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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drama film ⓘ film ⓘ pre-Code film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Heat Lightning (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Tony Gaudio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Mervyn LeRoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Warner Bros. Pictures
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surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| editor | Thomas Pratt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| hasFemaleLead | true ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
betrayal
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crime ⓘ female independence ⓘ |
| isBlackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| leadCharacterGender | female ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | pre-Code era (no Production Code seal) ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | relationships and tension at an isolated desert service station ⓘ |
| notableFor |
strong female lead performances
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tense desert setting ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfFilmMovement | pre-Code Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playwrightOfSourceWork |
George Abbott
NERFINISHED
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Leon Abrams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Hal B. Wallis ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1934 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 63 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Brown Holmes
NERFINISHED
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Warren Duff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | desert ⓘ |
| starring |
Aline MacMahon
NERFINISHED
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Ann Dvorak NERFINISHED ⓘ Edgar Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank McHugh NERFINISHED ⓘ George E. Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ Glenda Farrell NERFINISHED ⓘ Jane Darwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyle Talbot NERFINISHED ⓘ Preston Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Barrat NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth Donnelly NERFINISHED ⓘ Willard Robertson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Heat Lightning Description of subject: "Heat Lightning" is a 1934 American pre-Code drama film, noted for its tense desert setting and strong female lead performances.
Referenced by (2)
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