The Great American Broadcast
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The Great American Broadcast is a 1941 musical comedy film about the early days of radio, featuring Gary Merrill among its cast.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Great American Broadcast canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1204445 — 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 Great American Broadcast Context triple: [Gary Merrill, notableWork, The Great American Broadcast]
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A.
Heard 'Em Say
"Heard 'Em Say" is a reflective, soulful hip-hop song by Kanye West featuring Adam Levine, known for its introspective lyrics and mellow production.
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B.
The Parade
The Parade is a historic Olmsted-designed public park space in Buffalo, New York, originally created as a grand civic grounds for recreation, gatherings, and cultural events.
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C.
The American Way
The American Way is a 1939 Broadway patriotic pageant-play co-written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman that dramatizes the experiences of an immigrant family across generations in the United States.
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D.
The Great American Lie
The Great American Lie is a documentary film that examines economic inequality and the cultural values underpinning the American Dream, directed by filmmaker and activist Jennifer Siebel Newsom.
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E.
Fools' Parade
Fools' Parade is a 1971 crime drama film, based on a Davis Grubb novel, about three ex-convicts facing corruption and violence when they try to collect their prison savings in a small West Virginia town.
- 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 American Broadcast Target entity description: The Great American Broadcast is a 1941 musical comedy film about the early days of radio, featuring Gary Merrill among its cast.
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A.
Heard 'Em Say
"Heard 'Em Say" is a reflective, soulful hip-hop song by Kanye West featuring Adam Levine, known for its introspective lyrics and mellow production.
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B.
The Parade
The Parade is a historic Olmsted-designed public park space in Buffalo, New York, originally created as a grand civic grounds for recreation, gatherings, and cultural events.
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C.
The American Way
The American Way is a 1939 Broadway patriotic pageant-play co-written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman that dramatizes the experiences of an immigrant family across generations in the United States.
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D.
The Great American Lie
The Great American Lie is a documentary film that examines economic inequality and the cultural values underpinning the American Dream, directed by filmmaker and activist Jennifer Siebel Newsom.
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E.
Fools' Parade
Fools' Parade is a 1971 crime drama film, based on a Davis Grubb novel, about three ex-convicts facing corruption and violence when they try to collect their prison savings in a small West Virginia town.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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musical comedy film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | J. Peverell Marley ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Archie Mayo ⓘ |
| distributor | 20th Century Fox ⓘ |
| editedBy | Barbara McLean ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
musical film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Alice Faye
ⓘ
Cesar Romero ⓘ Gary Merrill ⓘ Jack Oakie ⓘ John Payne ⓘ The Ink Spots ⓘ The Nicholas Brothers ⓘ |
| hasTheme | development of radio entertainment ⓘ |
| medium | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| musicBy | David Buttolph ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | William LeBaron ⓘ |
| productionCompany | 20th Century Fox ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1941 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Earl Baldwin
ⓘ
Edmund Joseph ⓘ Harry Tugend ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early days of radio broadcasting ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Great American Broadcast Description of subject: The Great American Broadcast is a 1941 musical comedy film about the early days of radio, featuring Gary Merrill among its cast.
Referenced by (7)
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