The Lady Pays Off
E1039477
The Lady Pays Off is a 1951 romantic comedy film starring Linda Darnell as a schoolteacher who takes an unusual bet that leads to love and personal transformation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Lady Pays Off canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13393323 — 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: The Lady Pays Off Context triple: [Joseph Walker, notableWork, The Lady Pays Off]
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A.
The Lady Gambles
The Lady Gambles is a 1949 American film noir drama about a woman's descent into gambling addiction, directed by Michael Gordon and starring Barbara Stanwyck.
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B.
Fine Lady
Fine Lady is the folkloric figure celebrated in the English nursery rhyme "Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross," often depicted as a richly dressed woman on horseback.
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C.
That Lady
"That Lady" is a 1973 funk and soul hit by The Isley Brothers, known for its distinctive guitar work and smooth, psychedelic groove.
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D.
The Lady Says No
The Lady Says No is a 1951 romantic comedy film starring Joan Caulfield as a feminist author whose views on love are challenged by a brash male journalist.
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E.
Brilliant Lady
Brilliant Lady is a modern cruise ship operated by Virgin Voyages, designed to offer an adults-only, boutique-style sailing experience.
- 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 Lady Pays Off Target entity description: The Lady Pays Off is a 1951 romantic comedy film starring Linda Darnell as a schoolteacher who takes an unusual bet that leads to love and personal transformation.
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A.
The Lady Gambles
The Lady Gambles is a 1949 American film noir drama about a woman's descent into gambling addiction, directed by Michael Gordon and starring Barbara Stanwyck.
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B.
Fine Lady
Fine Lady is the folkloric figure celebrated in the English nursery rhyme "Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross," often depicted as a richly dressed woman on horseback.
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C.
That Lady
"That Lady" is a 1973 funk and soul hit by The Isley Brothers, known for its distinctive guitar work and smooth, psychedelic groove.
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D.
The Lady Says No
The Lady Says No is a 1951 romantic comedy film starring Joan Caulfield as a feminist author whose views on love are challenged by a brash male journalist.
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E.
Brilliant Lady
Brilliant Lady is a modern cruise ship operated by Virgin Voyages, designed to offer an adults-only, boutique-style sailing experience.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
romantic comedy film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| blackAndWhiteColor | black-and-white ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | William C. Mellor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Douglas Sirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal-International Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Milton Carruth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType |
male romantic lead
ⓘ
schoolteacher heroine ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
romantic comedy ⓘ |
| hasFilmFormat | theatrical feature film ⓘ |
| leadCharacterOccupation | schoolteacher ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
gambling bet
ⓘ
personal transformation ⓘ romantic love ⓘ |
| musicBy | Frank Skinner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | consequences of a risky bet leading to romance ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A dedicated schoolteacher takes an unusual bet that leads to romantic involvement and personal transformation. ⓘ |
| producer | Ross Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal-International Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | approx. 80 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Isobel Lennart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | contemporary 1950s United States ⓘ |
| starring |
Dan Duryea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gigi Perreau NERFINISHED ⓘ Howard Da Silva NERFINISHED ⓘ Linda Darnell NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyle Talbot NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Philips NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen McNally NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia Huston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Lady Pays Off NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Lady Pays Off Description of subject: The Lady Pays Off is a 1951 romantic comedy film starring Linda Darnell as a schoolteacher who takes an unusual bet that leads to love and personal transformation.
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