The Shopworn Angel (1938 film)
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The Shopworn Angel is a 1938 romantic drama film starring James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan, centered on the relationship between a worldly stage actress and a naive soldier on the eve of World War I.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Shopworn Angel (1938 film) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5624748 — 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: The Shopworn Angel (1938 film) Context triple: [Samson Raphaelson, notableWork, The Shopworn Angel (1938 film)]
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A.
Bad Little Angel (1939 film)
Bad Little Angel is a 1939 American drama film about an orphaned girl whose faith and determination transform the lives of the people in a small town.
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B.
The Dark Angel (1935 film)
The Dark Angel (1935 film) is a romantic drama directed by Sidney A. Franklin, noted for its story of love and sacrifice set against the backdrop of World War I and for receiving multiple Academy Award nominations.
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C.
The Dark Angel (1925 film)
The Dark Angel (1925 film) is a silent romantic drama starring Ronald Colman, noted for its emotionally charged love triangle and its status as one of his early defining screen performances.
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D.
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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E.
Smilin’ Through (1932)
Smilin’ Through (1932) is a romantic drama film from Hollywood’s early sound era, best known as a prestige MGM production featuring themes of love, loss, and spiritual reunion.
- 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 Shopworn Angel (1938 film) Target entity description: The Shopworn Angel is a 1938 romantic drama film starring James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan, centered on the relationship between a worldly stage actress and a naive soldier on the eve of World War I.
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A.
Bad Little Angel (1939 film)
Bad Little Angel is a 1939 American drama film about an orphaned girl whose faith and determination transform the lives of the people in a small town.
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B.
The Dark Angel (1935 film)
The Dark Angel (1935 film) is a romantic drama directed by Sidney A. Franklin, noted for its story of love and sacrifice set against the backdrop of World War I and for receiving multiple Academy Award nominations.
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C.
The Dark Angel (1925 film)
The Dark Angel (1925 film) is a silent romantic drama starring Ronald Colman, noted for its emotionally charged love triangle and its status as one of his early defining screen performances.
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D.
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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E.
Smilin’ Through (1932)
Smilin’ Through (1932) is a romantic drama film from Hollywood’s early sound era, best known as a prestige MGM production featuring themes of love, loss, and spiritual reunion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Shopworn Angel (short story)
NERFINISHED
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short story by Dana Burnet ⓘ |
| castMember |
Alan Curtis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charley Grapewin NERFINISHED ⓘ Hattie McDaniel NERFINISHED ⓘ James Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Sullavan NERFINISHED ⓘ Marsha Hunt NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel S. Hinds NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Pidgeon NERFINISHED ⓘ William T. Orr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Joseph A. Valentine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | H. C. Potter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | Frank Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresActorAsRole |
James Stewart as a naive soldier
ⓘ
Margaret Sullavan as a worldly stage actress ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre | romantic drama ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Shopworn Angel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacterOccupation |
soldier
ⓘ
stage actress ⓘ |
| musicBy | Edward Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | relationship between a stage actress and a naive soldier ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Hollywood studio-era cinema ⓘ |
| producer | Lucien Hubbard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 90 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
John Meehan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walther Reisch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
James Stewart
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Margaret Sullavan NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Pidgeon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Shopworn Angel (1938 film) Description of subject: The Shopworn Angel is a 1938 romantic drama film starring James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan, centered on the relationship between a worldly stage actress and a naive soldier on the eve of World War I.
Referenced by (2)
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