Sadie Thompson (1928 film)
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Sadie Thompson (1928 film) is a silent drama starring Gloria Swanson and Lionel Barrymore, adapted from W. Somerset Maugham’s short story “Rain,” about a prostitute clashing with a fanatical missionary in the South Pacific.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "Sadie Thompson" (1928 film) | 1 |
| Sadie Thompson (1928 film) canonical | 1 |
| film "Sadie Thompson" (1928) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20035023 — 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: Sadie Thompson (1928 film) Context triple: [Rain, notableFilmAdaptation, Sadie Thompson (1928 film)]
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A.
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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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.
The Lady from the East
The Lady from the East is a 1939 American drama film directed by Lynn Shores and shot by cinematographer Joseph Walker.
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D.
Stella Dallas
Stella Dallas is a 1925 novel by Olive Higgins Prouty, best known through its popular film adaptations about a self-sacrificing mother striving to secure a better life for her daughter.
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E.
The Goldwyn Girls
The Goldwyn Girls were a glamorous chorus line of singing and dancing women featured in numerous Samuel Goldwyn musical films of the 1930s and 1940s, often serving as a launching pad for future Hollywood stars.
- 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: Sadie Thompson (1928 film) Target entity description: Sadie Thompson (1928 film) is a silent drama starring Gloria Swanson and Lionel Barrymore, adapted from W. Somerset Maugham’s short story “Rain,” about a prostitute clashing with a fanatical missionary in the South Pacific.
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A.
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.
-
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.
-
C.
The Lady from the East
The Lady from the East is a 1939 American drama film directed by Lynn Shores and shot by cinematographer Joseph Walker.
-
D.
Stella Dallas
Stella Dallas is a 1925 novel by Olive Higgins Prouty, best known through its popular film adaptations about a self-sacrificing mother striving to secure a better life for her daughter.
-
E.
The Goldwyn Girls
The Goldwyn Girls were a glamorous chorus line of singing and dancing women featured in numerous Samuel Goldwyn musical films of the 1930s and 1940s, often serving as a launching pad for future Hollywood stars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
fictional character Sadie Thompson
linked to: Sadie Thompson (1928 film)
subject linked to:
fictional character Sadie Thompson
linked to: Sadie Thompson (1928 film)