The Beachcomber
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The Beachcomber is a 1954 British comedy film in which Glynis Johns stars alongside Robert Newton in an adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham’s story “The Vessel of Wrath.”
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Beachcomber canonical | 3 |
| “The Beachcomber” | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4983536 — 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 Beachcomber Context triple: [Glynis Johns, notableWork, The Beachcomber]
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A.
Reap the Wild Wind
Reap the Wild Wind is a 1942 seafaring adventure film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, known for its maritime salvage drama set in the 1840s along the Florida coast.
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B.
The Desert Song
The Desert Song is a popular operetta, frequently adapted for film and stage, known for its romantic adventure set in the Moroccan desert and its memorable title song.
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C.
For Me and My Gal
For Me and My Gal is a 1942 American musical film, co-starring Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in his screen debut, about vaudeville performers whose careers and romance are affected by World War I.
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D.
Coward Chance
Coward Chance was a prominent British law firm that later became part of the global legal practice Clifford Chance.
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E.
My Blue Heaven
My Blue Heaven is a 1950 American musical comedy film best known for its lighthearted story and performances by stars like Jane Wyatt.
- 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 Beachcomber Target entity description: The Beachcomber is a 1954 British comedy film in which Glynis Johns stars alongside Robert Newton in an adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham’s story “The Vessel of Wrath.”
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A.
Reap the Wild Wind
Reap the Wild Wind is a 1942 seafaring adventure film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, known for its maritime salvage drama set in the 1840s along the Florida coast.
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B.
The Desert Song
The Desert Song is a popular operetta, frequently adapted for film and stage, known for its romantic adventure set in the Moroccan desert and its memorable title song.
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C.
For Me and My Gal
For Me and My Gal is a 1942 American musical film, co-starring Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in his screen debut, about vaudeville performers whose careers and romance are affected by World War I.
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D.
Coward Chance
Coward Chance was a prominent British law firm that later became part of the global legal practice Clifford Chance.
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E.
My Blue Heaven
My Blue Heaven is a 1950 American musical comedy film best known for its lighthearted story and performances by stars like Jane Wyatt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British comedy film
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film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | The Vessel of Wrath ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Vessel of Wrath ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | W. Somerset Maugham ⓘ |
| castMember |
Glynis Johns
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Robert Newton ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Georges Périnal ⓘ |
| composer | Francis Chagrin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Muriel Box ⓘ |
| distributor | General Film Distributors ⓘ |
| editor | Jean Barker ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| followsWork | Vessel of Wrath (1938 film) ⓘ |
| genre | comedy film ⓘ |
| hasGenre | romantic comedy ⓘ |
| hasMainSubject | The Vessel of Wrath ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Muriel Box ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Ealing Studios ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1954 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 82 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Muriel Box
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Sydney Box ⓘ |
| setting | Dutch colonial island in the Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| title | The Beachcomber ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Beachcomber Description of subject: The Beachcomber is a 1954 British comedy film in which Glynis Johns stars alongside Robert Newton in an adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham’s story “The Vessel of Wrath.”
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Beachcomber