The Awful Truth (1925 film)
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The Awful Truth (1925 film) is a silent American comedy directed by Paul Powell, based on Arthur Richman’s play, and notable as an early screen adaptation of the story later famously remade in 1937.
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| The Awful Truth (1925 film) canonical | 1 |
| The Awful Truth (1929 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15592375 — 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)
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Target entity: The Awful Truth (1925 film) Context triple: [Henry Kolker, notableWork, The Awful Truth (1925 film)]
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A.
The Awful Truth
The Awful Truth is a 1937 screwball comedy film starring Cary Grant and Irene Dunne, celebrated for its witty dialogue and influential role in defining the genre.
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B.
The Divorcee (1930)
The Divorcee (1930) is a pre-Code American drama film, produced at MGM, that became notable for its frank treatment of marriage and infidelity and earned Norma Shearer an Academy Award for Best Actress.
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C.
Coquette (1929 film)
Coquette (1929 film) is a 1929 American drama and Mary Pickford’s first talking picture, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress.
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D.
The Actress
The Actress is a 1953 American comedy-drama film, directed by George Cukor and based on Ruth Gordon’s autobiographical play, depicting a young woman’s determination to pursue a stage career against her father’s wishes.
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E.
Sweet Smell of Success
Sweet Smell of Success is a 1957 American film noir drama about a ruthless New York newspaper columnist and a desperate press agent, renowned for its sharp dialogue, cynical tone, and influential portrayal of media power.
- 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 Awful Truth (1925 film) Target entity description: The Awful Truth (1925 film) is a silent American comedy directed by Paul Powell, based on Arthur Richman’s play, and notable as an early screen adaptation of the story later famously remade in 1937.
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A.
The Awful Truth
The Awful Truth is a 1937 screwball comedy film starring Cary Grant and Irene Dunne, celebrated for its witty dialogue and influential role in defining the genre.
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B.
The Divorcee (1930)
The Divorcee (1930) is a pre-Code American drama film, produced at MGM, that became notable for its frank treatment of marriage and infidelity and earned Norma Shearer an Academy Award for Best Actress.
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C.
Coquette (1929 film)
Coquette (1929 film) is a 1929 American drama and Mary Pickford’s first talking picture, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress.
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D.
The Actress
The Actress is a 1953 American comedy-drama film, directed by George Cukor and based on Ruth Gordon’s autobiographical play, depicting a young woman’s determination to pursue a stage career against her father’s wishes.
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E.
Sweet Smell of Success
Sweet Smell of Success is a 1957 American film noir drama about a ruthless New York newspaper columnist and a desperate press agent, renowned for its sharp dialogue, cynical tone, and influential portrayal of media power.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Awful Truth (1929 film)