Alibi Ike
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Alibi Ike is a 1935 baseball-themed comedy film starring Joe E. Brown as a boastful rookie player whose constant excuses earn him the nickname "Alibi Ike."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alibi Ike canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5615340 — 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: Alibi Ike Context triple: [Joe E. Brown, notableWork, Alibi Ike]
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A.
No Alibi
"No Alibi" is a track by hip hop band The Roots from their acclaimed 1996 album *Illadelph Halflife*.
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B.
The Ike
The Ike is the common local nickname for the Eisenhower Expressway, a major segment of Interstate 290 serving the Chicago metropolitan area.
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C.
The Blow
The Blow is an American indie pop band known for its minimalist electronic sound and introspective, narrative-driven lyrics.
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D.
The Kidnappers
The Kidnappers is a 1953 British family drama film set in early 20th-century Nova Scotia, following two young brothers who "adopt" a missing baby they find while searching for a dog.
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E.
The Plotters
"The Plotters" is a vibrant, jazz-age painting by African American artist Archibald Motley that depicts a group of figures engaged in an intense, conspiratorial discussion.
- 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: Alibi Ike Target entity description: Alibi Ike is a 1935 baseball-themed comedy film starring Joe E. Brown as a boastful rookie player whose constant excuses earn him the nickname "Alibi Ike."
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A.
No Alibi
"No Alibi" is a track by hip hop band The Roots from their acclaimed 1996 album *Illadelph Halflife*.
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B.
The Ike
The Ike is the common local nickname for the Eisenhower Expressway, a major segment of Interstate 290 serving the Chicago metropolitan area.
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C.
The Blow
The Blow is an American indie pop band known for its minimalist electronic sound and introspective, narrative-driven lyrics.
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D.
The Kidnappers
The Kidnappers is a 1953 British family drama film set in early 20th-century Nova Scotia, following two young brothers who "adopt" a missing baby they find while searching for a dog.
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E.
The Plotters
"The Plotters" is a vibrant, jazz-age painting by African American artist Archibald Motley that depicts a group of figures engaged in an intense, conspiratorial discussion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball film
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film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Ring Lardner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Alibi Ike (short story) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterIn | Alibi Ike (character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Arthur L. Todd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Ray Enright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Warner Bros. Pictures
ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Bros.
|
| editedBy | Owen Marks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows |
Elmer the Great
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fireman, Save My Child NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre |
baseball film
ⓘ
comedy film ⓘ sports film ⓘ |
| hasFilmPoster | theatrical release poster ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
boastfulness
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romantic comedy ⓘ sportsmanship ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Frank X. Farrell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterNickname | Alibi Ike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Leo F. Forbstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | early film role of Olivia de Havilland ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Joe E. Brown baseball film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A talented rookie baseball player whose constant excuses and alibis cause trouble on and off the field. ⓘ |
| producer | Samuel Bischoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1935-06-15 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 63 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Tom Geraghty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Wister Haines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | professional baseball ⓘ |
| starring |
Eddie Shubert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joe E. Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Olivia de Havilland NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Harvey NERFINISHED ⓘ Roscoe Karns NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth Donnelly NERFINISHED ⓘ William Frawley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWork | 1930s American cinema ⓘ |
| title | Alibi Ike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alibi Ike Description of subject: Alibi Ike is a 1935 baseball-themed comedy film starring Joe E. Brown as a boastful rookie player whose constant excuses earn him the nickname "Alibi Ike."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.