The West Point Story
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The West Point Story is a 1950 musical comedy film set at the U.S. Military Academy, starring James Cagney and Doris Day and featuring Alan Hale Jr. in its cast.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The West Point Story canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The West Point Story Context triple: [Alan Hale Jr., film, The West Point Story]
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A.
West Point of the Air
West Point of the Air is a 1935 American drama film centered on the early years of U.S. Army aviation training, reflecting the military flying experience of its screenwriter, Frank Wead.
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B.
The Plain at West Point
The Plain at West Point is the central parade ground and ceremonial field of the United States Military Academy, historically used for drills, reviews, and major military events.
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C.
Crossroads of the Marine Corps
Crossroads of the Marine Corps is the nickname for Marine Corps Base Quantico, a major United States Marine Corps installation in Virginia known as a central hub for training, education, and command.
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D.
Valley of Honor
The Valley of Honor is a prominent district within the orcish capital city of Orgrimmar in World of Warcraft, known for its warrior culture, training grounds, and various combat-related services.
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E.
The Magnificent Yankee
The Magnificent Yankee is a 1950 biographical film in which Louis Calhern portrays U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
- 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 West Point Story Target entity description: The West Point Story is a 1950 musical comedy film set at the U.S. Military Academy, starring James Cagney and Doris Day and featuring Alan Hale Jr. in its cast.
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A.
West Point of the Air
West Point of the Air is a 1935 American drama film centered on the early years of U.S. Army aviation training, reflecting the military flying experience of its screenwriter, Frank Wead.
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B.
The Plain at West Point
The Plain at West Point is the central parade ground and ceremonial field of the United States Military Academy, historically used for drills, reviews, and major military events.
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C.
Crossroads of the Marine Corps
Crossroads of the Marine Corps is the nickname for Marine Corps Base Quantico, a major United States Marine Corps installation in Virginia known as a central hub for training, education, and command.
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D.
Valley of Honor
The Valley of Honor is a prominent district within the orcish capital city of Orgrimmar in World of Warcraft, known for its warrior culture, training grounds, and various combat-related services.
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E.
The Magnificent Yankee
The Magnificent Yankee is a 1950 biographical film in which Louis Calhern portrays U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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musical comedy film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| castMember |
Alan Hale Jr.
NERFINISHED
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James Millican NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerome Cowan NERFINISHED ⓘ Phil Carey NERFINISHED ⓘ Roland Winters NERFINISHED ⓘ Shepperd Strudwick NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom D'Andrea NERFINISHED ⓘ William Demarest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Peverell Marley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Roy Del Ruth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Warner Bros. Pictures
ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| editedBy | Irene Morra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresDanceDirectionBy | LeRoy Prinz GENERATED ⓘ |
| filmingStudio | Warner Bros. Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
musical film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
military academy life
ⓘ
romance ⓘ show business ⓘ |
| hasTitleSong | The West Point Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Elwin "Bix" Bixby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ray Heindorf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysInstitution | United States Military Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | William Jacobs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1950-11-04 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 106 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Charles Hoffman
NERFINISHED
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Irving Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ John Monks Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
United States Military Academy
NERFINISHED
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West Point, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Doris Day
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gordon MacRae NERFINISHED ⓘ James Cagney NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia Mayo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyBy |
Irving Wallace
NERFINISHED
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John Monks Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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