Sadie McKee
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Sadie McKee is a 1934 American romantic drama film starring Joan Crawford, known for its blend of melodrama, music, and social commentary.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sadie McKee canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3525388 — 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 McKee Context triple: [Nacio Herb Brown, wroteMusicFor, Sadie McKee]
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A.
Sadie
Sadie is a feminine given name commonly used as a diminutive form of Sara or Sarah.
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B.
Sadie
"Sadie" is a song by Joanna Newsom from her debut album *The Milk-Eyed Mender*, noted for its intricate harp accompaniment and poetic, emotionally rich lyrics.
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C.
Molly Stark
Molly Stark was the wife of American Revolutionary War General John Stark, remembered in part through his famous battle cry invoking her name at the Battle of Bennington.
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D.
Sadie Avery Pope
Sadie Avery Pope was the wife of prominent American architect John Russell Pope, known for her role within a notable early 20th-century architectural family.
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E.
Azadia Newman
Azadia Newman was the wife of Armenian-American film and theater director Rouben Mamoulian.
- 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 McKee Target entity description: Sadie McKee is a 1934 American romantic drama film starring Joan Crawford, known for its blend of melodrama, music, and social commentary.
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A.
Sadie
"Sadie" is a song by Joanna Newsom from her debut album *The Milk-Eyed Mender*, noted for its intricate harp accompaniment and poetic, emotionally rich lyrics.
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B.
Sadie
Sadie is a feminine given name commonly used as a diminutive form of Sara or Sarah.
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C.
Molly Stark
Molly Stark was the wife of American Revolutionary War General John Stark, remembered in part through his famous battle cry invoking her name at the Battle of Bennington.
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D.
Sadie Avery Pope
Sadie Avery Pope was the wife of prominent American architect John Russell Pope, known for her role within a notable early 20th-century architectural family.
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E.
Azadia Newman
Azadia Newman was the wife of Armenian-American film and theater director Rouben Mamoulian.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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romantic drama film ⓘ |
| basedOn | stories by Vina Delmar ⓘ |
| cinematography | Oliver T. Marsh ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Clarence Brown ⓘ |
| discussesTheme |
alcoholism
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class differences ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ social mobility ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | Blanche Sewell ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre |
melodrama
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romantic drama ⓘ |
| hasElement |
music
ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Sadie McKee ⓘ |
| mpaaRating |
Passed (pre-Code era)
ⓘ
linked to:
Pre-Code Hollywood
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| musicBy | Herbert Stothart ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Lawrence Weingarten ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1934 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 93 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
John Meehan
ⓘ
Katherine Brush ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| starring |
Edward Arnold
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Esther Ralston ⓘ Franchot Tone ⓘ Gene Raymond ⓘ Jean Dixon ⓘ Joan Crawford ⓘ Leo G. Carroll ⓘ |
| title | Sadie McKee ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sadie McKee Description of subject: Sadie McKee is a 1934 American romantic drama film starring Joan Crawford, known for its blend of melodrama, music, and social commentary.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.