Jailhouse Rock (short story)
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"Jailhouse Rock" (short story) is a narrative work that served as the literary basis for the classic 1957 Elvis Presley film of the same name.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jailhouse Rock (short story) canonical | 1 |
| Jailhouse Rock (songs) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6268326 — 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: Jailhouse Rock (short story) Context triple: [Jailhouse Rock (film), basedOn, Jailhouse Rock (short story)]
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A.
Jailhouse Rock (film)
Jailhouse Rock is a 1957 American musical drama film starring Elvis Presley as a rising rock-and-roll singer, featuring one of his most iconic performances and musical numbers.
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B.
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang is a 1932 American pre-Code crime drama film, based on a true story, that exposed the brutal realities of Southern chain gangs and became a landmark in socially conscious cinema.
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C.
Folsom Prison Blues
Folsom Prison Blues is a classic country song by Johnny Cash, famous for its gritty prison narrative and iconic line about shooting a man in Reno "just to watch him die."
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D.
In the Jailhouse Now
"In the Jailhouse Now" is a classic early country and blues-influenced song popularized by Jimmie Rodgers and later covered by numerous artists.
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E.
At Folsom Prison
At Folsom Prison is a landmark live country album by Johnny Cash, recorded at California’s Folsom State Prison and credited with revitalizing his career and popularizing prison-themed country music.
- 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: Jailhouse Rock (short story) Target entity description: "Jailhouse Rock" (short story) is a narrative work that served as the literary basis for the classic 1957 Elvis Presley film of the same name.
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A.
Jailhouse Rock (film)
Jailhouse Rock is a 1957 American musical drama film starring Elvis Presley as a rising rock-and-roll singer, featuring one of his most iconic performances and musical numbers.
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B.
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang is a 1932 American pre-Code crime drama film, based on a true story, that exposed the brutal realities of Southern chain gangs and became a landmark in socially conscious cinema.
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C.
Folsom Prison Blues
Folsom Prison Blues is a classic country song by Johnny Cash, famous for its gritty prison narrative and iconic line about shooting a man in Reno "just to watch him die."
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D.
In the Jailhouse Now
"In the Jailhouse Now" is a classic early country and blues-influenced song popularized by Jimmie Rodgers and later covered by numerous artists.
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E.
At Folsom Prison
At Folsom Prison is a landmark live country album by Johnny Cash, recorded at California’s Folsom State Prison and credited with revitalizing his career and popularizing prison-themed country music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
ⓘ
short story ⓘ |
| adaptationType | film adaptation ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | Jailhouse Rock (1957 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerformer | Elvis Presley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | American popular music culture ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
music-related fiction ⓘ |
| hasMainTheme |
fame
ⓘ
music industry ⓘ prison life ⓘ |
| influencedWork | Jailhouse Rock (1957 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | rise of a musician to stardom ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| notableFor | serving as the literary basis for the 1957 film Jailhouse Rock ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| settingElement | prison ⓘ |
| sharesTitleWith |
Jailhouse Rock (1957 film)
NERFINISHED
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Jailhouse Rock (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Jailhouse Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workType | fiction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jailhouse Rock (short story) Description of subject: "Jailhouse Rock" (short story) is a narrative work that served as the literary basis for the classic 1957 Elvis Presley film of the same name.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jailhouse Rock (songs)