Angels Over Broadway
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Angels Over Broadway is a 1940 film noir–style drama written and directed by Ben Hecht that follows a group of down-and-out characters whose lives intersect over one desperate night in New York City.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Angels Over Broadway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6160222 — 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: Angels Over Broadway Context triple: [Ben Hecht, notableWork, Angels Over Broadway]
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A.
Moon Over Broadway
Moon Over Broadway is a 1997 documentary film that chronicles the behind-the-scenes creation and tumultuous Broadway run of the stage comedy "Moon Over Buffalo."
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B.
On Broadway
"On Broadway" is a jazz-infused cover of the classic song popularized by George Benson, known for its virtuosic guitar work and smooth vocal style.
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C.
Broadway Girls
"Broadway Girls" is a 2021 country-trap fusion single by rapper Lil Durk featuring country artist Morgan Wallen that became a viral hit on streaming platforms.
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D.
Nights on Broadway
"Nights on Broadway" is a 1975 pop/disco song by the Bee Gees, known for showcasing Barry Gibb's emerging falsetto and helping define the group's mid-1970s sound.
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E.
Babes on Broadway
Babes on Broadway is a 1941 MGM musical film starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney as aspiring performers putting on a show to help underprivileged children.
- 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: Angels Over Broadway Target entity description: Angels Over Broadway is a 1940 film noir–style drama written and directed by Ben Hecht that follows a group of down-and-out characters whose lives intersect over one desperate night in New York City.
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A.
Moon Over Broadway
Moon Over Broadway is a 1997 documentary film that chronicles the behind-the-scenes creation and tumultuous Broadway run of the stage comedy "Moon Over Buffalo."
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B.
On Broadway
"On Broadway" is a jazz-infused cover of the classic song popularized by George Benson, known for its virtuosic guitar work and smooth vocal style.
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C.
Broadway Girls
"Broadway Girls" is a 2021 country-trap fusion single by rapper Lil Durk featuring country artist Morgan Wallen that became a viral hit on streaming platforms.
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D.
Nights on Broadway
"Nights on Broadway" is a 1975 pop/disco song by the Bee Gees, known for showcasing Barry Gibb's emerging falsetto and helping define the group's mid-1970s sound.
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E.
Babes on Broadway
Babes on Broadway is a 1941 MGM musical film starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney as aspiring performers putting on a show to help underprivileged children.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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film noir–style film ⓘ |
| academyAwardsYear | 13th Academy Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay by Ben Hecht ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| castMember |
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
NERFINISHED
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Eddie Conrad NERFINISHED ⓘ George Watts NERFINISHED ⓘ James Gleason NERFINISHED ⓘ John Qualen NERFINISHED ⓘ Lillian Randolph NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Theodore NERFINISHED ⓘ Rita Hayworth NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Lee Garmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coDirector | Lee Garmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white cinematography ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director |
Ben Hecht
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lee Garmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | theatrical release in the United States ⓘ |
| editedBy | Gene Havlick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
film noir–style drama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
chance encounters
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desperation ⓘ redemption ⓘ urban loneliness ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Bill O'Brien
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles Engle NERFINISHED ⓘ Gene Gibbons NERFINISHED ⓘ Nina Barone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | George Antheil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Ben Hecht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1940 ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1940s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 81 minutes ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Ben Hecht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | one night ⓘ |
| writer | Ben Hecht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Angels Over Broadway Description of subject: Angels Over Broadway is a 1940 film noir–style drama written and directed by Ben Hecht that follows a group of down-and-out characters whose lives intersect over one desperate night in New York City.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.