The Big Wheel
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The Big Wheel is a 1949 American drama film about the world of midget car racing, starring Mickey Rooney as an ambitious young driver.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Big Wheel canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19545888 — 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 Big Wheel Context triple: [Walter Sande, notableWork, The Big Wheel]
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A.
The Big Wheel
The Big Wheel is a 1979 performance-installation artwork by Chris Burden in which a large flywheel powered by a motorcycle dramatically explores themes of energy, danger, and mechanical force.
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B.
Whirly Wheel
Whirly Wheel was a recurring stunt-based game segment on the British television program The Late, Late Breakfast Show, known for its risky live challenges involving members of the public.
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C.
The Giant Swing
The Giant Swing is a crime novel by American author W. R. Burnett, known for its gritty depiction of underworld life and complex, morally ambiguous characters.
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D.
Merry-Go-Round
"Merry-Go-Round" is a well-known painting by American artist Reginald Marsh that vividly depicts the crowded, dynamic energy of urban life in early 20th-century New York.
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E.
Merry-Go-Round
"Merry-Go-Round" is a 1923 silent drama film directed by Erich von Stroheim and Rupert Julian, known for its depiction of class conflict and early Hollywood spectacle.
- 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 Big Wheel Target entity description: The Big Wheel is a 1949 American drama film about the world of midget car racing, starring Mickey Rooney as an ambitious young driver.
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A.
The Big Wheel
The Big Wheel is a 1979 performance-installation artwork by Chris Burden in which a large flywheel powered by a motorcycle dramatically explores themes of energy, danger, and mechanical force.
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B.
Whirly Wheel
Whirly Wheel was a recurring stunt-based game segment on the British television program The Late, Late Breakfast Show, known for its risky live challenges involving members of the public.
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C.
The Giant Swing
The Giant Swing is a crime novel by American author W. R. Burnett, known for its gritty depiction of underworld life and complex, morally ambiguous characters.
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D.
Merry-Go-Round
"Merry-Go-Round" is a well-known painting by American artist Reginald Marsh that vividly depicts the crowded, dynamic energy of urban life in early 20th-century New York.
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E.
Merry-Go-Round
"Merry-Go-Round" is a 1923 silent drama film directed by Erich von Stroheim and Rupert Julian, known for its depiction of class conflict and early Hollywood spectacle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.