The Kid from Brooklyn
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The Kid from Brooklyn is a 1946 comedy film starring Danny Kaye as a timid milkman who becomes an unlikely boxing sensation.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Kid from Brooklyn canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Kid from Brooklyn Context triple: [Norman Taurog, notableWork, The Kid from Brooklyn]
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A.
The Kid
"The Kid" is the early-career nickname of NBA Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett, reflecting his youthful energy and precocious talent when he entered the league straight out of high school.
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B.
The Kid
The Kid was the famous nickname of Ted Williams, the legendary Boston Red Sox slugger widely regarded as one of the greatest hitters in baseball history.
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C.
The Kid
The Kid is a 1921 silent comedy-drama film written, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin, renowned for blending slapstick humor with poignant social commentary through the story of a tramp caring for an abandoned child.
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D.
The Kid
The Kid is the nickname of Ken Griffey Jr., a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball outfielder renowned for his smooth left-handed swing and prolific home run hitting.
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E.
Brighton Beach Avenue
Brighton Beach Avenue is a major commercial thoroughfare in the Brighton Beach neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, known for its dense concentration of shops, restaurants, and Russian-speaking businesses.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Kid from Brooklyn Target entity description: The Kid from Brooklyn is a 1946 comedy film starring Danny Kaye as a timid milkman who becomes an unlikely boxing sensation.
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A.
The Kid
"The Kid" is the early-career nickname of NBA Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett, reflecting his youthful energy and precocious talent when he entered the league straight out of high school.
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B.
The Kid
The Kid was the famous nickname of Ted Williams, the legendary Boston Red Sox slugger widely regarded as one of the greatest hitters in baseball history.
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C.
The Kid
The Kid is a 1921 silent comedy-drama film written, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin, renowned for blending slapstick humor with poignant social commentary through the story of a tramp caring for an abandoned child.
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D.
The Kid
The Kid is the nickname of Ken Griffey Jr., a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball outfielder renowned for his smooth left-handed swing and prolific home run hitting.
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E.
Brighton Beach Avenue
Brighton Beach Avenue is a major commercial thoroughfare in the Brighton Beach neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, known for its dense concentration of shops, restaurants, and Russian-speaking businesses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Milky Way (1936 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole | Danny Kaye as a timid milkman who becomes a boxing sensation ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Russell Metty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Norman Z. McLeod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | RKO Radio Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Daniel Mandell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
boxing film
ⓘ
comedy ⓘ sports film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Charles Lane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clarence Kolb NERFINISHED ⓘ Danny Kaye NERFINISHED ⓘ Donald MacBride NERFINISHED ⓘ Eve Arden NERFINISHED ⓘ Fay Bainter NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Mayo NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerome Cowan NERFINISHED ⓘ Lionel Stander NERFINISHED ⓘ Mikhail Rasumny NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel S. Hinds NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Cochran NERFINISHED ⓘ Vera-Ellen NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia Mayo NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Abel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormat | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
sports comedy
ⓘ
underdog story ⓘ |
| mainSubject | boxing ⓘ |
| musicBy | Louis Forbes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | American cinema of the 1940s ⓘ |
| producer | Samuel Goldwyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Samuel Goldwyn Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1946 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 113 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Don Hartman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eddie Moran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| starring | Danny Kaye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Kid from Brooklyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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