Bombshell (1933 film)
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Bombshell (1933 film) is a classic pre-Code Hollywood screwball comedy starring Jean Harlow as a harried movie star whose chaotic personal and professional life satirizes the film industry.
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| Bombshell (1933 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2167047 — 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: Bombshell (1933 film) Context triple: [Jules Furthman, workedOn, Bombshell (1933 film)]
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The Battle of the Sexes (1928 film)
The Battle of the Sexes (1928 film) is a silent comedy-drama directed by D. W. Griffith that explores marital infidelity and gender conflict in late-1920s American society.
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B.
A Damsel in Distress
"A Damsel in Distress" is a 1937 Hollywood musical comedy film starring Fred Astaire, known for its elaborate dance sequences and Gershwin songs.
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C.
Fury (1936 film)
Fury (1936 film) is a 1936 American drama directed by Fritz Lang that explores mob violence and wrongful accusation through the story of an innocent man nearly lynched by a vengeful crowd.
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D.
Damsels in Distress
Damsels in Distress is a 2011 indie comedy film written and directed by Whit Stillman that follows a group of college women attempting to improve their campus’s social life and mental health culture.
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E.
The Women (1939 film)
The Women (1939 film) is a classic American comedy-drama directed by George Cukor, notable for its all-female cast and sharp, satirical portrayal of high-society relationships and gossip.
- 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: Bombshell (1933 film) Target entity description: Bombshell (1933 film) is a classic pre-Code Hollywood screwball comedy starring Jean Harlow as a harried movie star whose chaotic personal and professional life satirizes the film industry.
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A.
The Battle of the Sexes (1928 film)
The Battle of the Sexes (1928 film) is a silent comedy-drama directed by D. W. Griffith that explores marital infidelity and gender conflict in late-1920s American society.
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B.
A Damsel in Distress
"A Damsel in Distress" is a 1937 Hollywood musical comedy film starring Fred Astaire, known for its elaborate dance sequences and Gershwin songs.
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C.
Fury (1936 film)
Fury (1936 film) is a 1936 American drama directed by Fritz Lang that explores mob violence and wrongful accusation through the story of an innocent man nearly lynched by a vengeful crowd.
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D.
Damsels in Distress
Damsels in Distress is a 2011 indie comedy film written and directed by Whit Stillman that follows a group of college women attempting to improve their campus’s social life and mental health culture.
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E.
The Women (1939 film)
The Women (1939 film) is a classic American comedy-drama directed by George Cukor, notable for its all-female cast and sharp, satirical portrayal of high-society relationships and gossip.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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comedy film ⓘ film ⓘ pre-Code film ⓘ screwball comedy film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Blonde Bombshell ⓘ |
| basedOn | short story "Bring on the Girls" by Maurine Dallas Watkins ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| character |
Lola Burns
ⓘ
Space Hanlon ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Harold Rosson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Victor Fleming ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | Blanche Sewell ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasFilmRatingEra |
Pre-Code Hollywood
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surface form:
pre-Code Hollywood
|
| hasTheme |
celebrity culture
ⓘ
family exploitation of a star ⓘ media manipulation ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hollywood star system of the early 1930s
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public image of Clara Bow ⓘ |
| leadActorPlays |
Jean Harlow
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surface form:
Jean Harlow as Lola Burns
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| leadCharacterOccupation | film star ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | chaotic personal and professional life of a movie star ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a classic pre-Code Hollywood comedy
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satirizing the life of a movie star ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | film industry satire ⓘ |
| producer | Hunt Stromberg ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | 1933-10-13 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 96 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Arthur Sheekman
ⓘ
John Lee Mahin ⓘ Jules Furthman ⓘ |
| setGenreContext | screwball comedy cycle of the 1930s ⓘ |
| setIn | Hollywood ⓘ |
| starring |
Franchot Tone
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Frank Morgan ⓘ Jean Harlow ⓘ Lee Tracy ⓘ Louise Beavers ⓘ Una Merkel ⓘ |
| title | Bombshell ⓘ |
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