Tin Pan Alley (1940 film)
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Tin Pan Alley (1940 film) is a 1940 American musical film set in the early 20th-century popular music publishing district, featuring songs, romance, and show business drama.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tin Pan Alley (1940 film) canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6642980 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tin Pan Alley (1940 film) Context triple: [Jack Oakie, notableWork, Tin Pan Alley (1940 film)]
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A.
Hollywood Revue of 1929
Hollywood Revue of 1929 is an early MGM musical revue film notable for its all-star cast, lavish song-and-dance numbers, and use of early sound technology during the transition from silent movies.
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B.
Footlight Parade
Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film starring James Cagney, celebrated for its elaborate Busby Berkeley-choreographed production numbers and backstage showbiz storyline.
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C.
Broadway Melody of 1940
Broadway Melody of 1940 is a classic Hollywood musical film best known for its sophisticated song-and-dance numbers and the celebrated pairing of Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell.
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D.
The Golddiggers
The Golddiggers were a singing and dancing female ensemble best known for their regular appearances on The Dean Martin Show and related television specials in the late 1960s and 1970s.
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E.
The Gold Diggers
The Gold Diggers is a stage musical that inspired the classic Warner Bros. film series of lavish backstage showbiz comedies in the early 20th century.
- 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: Tin Pan Alley (1940 film) Target entity description: Tin Pan Alley (1940 film) is a 1940 American musical film set in the early 20th-century popular music publishing district, featuring songs, romance, and show business drama.
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A.
Hollywood Revue of 1929
Hollywood Revue of 1929 is an early MGM musical revue film notable for its all-star cast, lavish song-and-dance numbers, and use of early sound technology during the transition from silent movies.
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B.
Footlight Parade
Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film starring James Cagney, celebrated for its elaborate Busby Berkeley-choreographed production numbers and backstage showbiz storyline.
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C.
Broadway Melody of 1940
Broadway Melody of 1940 is a classic Hollywood musical film best known for its sophisticated song-and-dance numbers and the celebrated pairing of Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell.
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D.
The Golddiggers
The Golddiggers were a singing and dancing female ensemble best known for their regular appearances on The Dean Martin Show and related television specials in the late 1960s and 1970s.
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E.
The Gold Diggers
The Gold Diggers is a stage musical that inspired the classic Warner Bros. film series of lavish backstage showbiz comedies in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy |
Joseph C. Wright
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| castMember |
Allen Jenkins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Billy Gilbert NERFINISHED ⓘ Elisha Cook Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Esther Ralston NERFINISHED ⓘ Fayard Nicholas NERFINISHED ⓘ Harold Nicholas NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Durant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Ernest Palmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| costumeDesignBy | Travis Banton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Walter Lang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Robert L. Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresDanceGroup | The Nicholas Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
musical ⓘ romance film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
romance
ⓘ
show business rivalry ⓘ |
| includesElement |
backstage drama
ⓘ
musical numbers ⓘ romantic subplot ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
popular music publishing
ⓘ
show business ⓘ |
| musicBy | Alfred Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
sister singing act
ⓘ
songwriters in Tin Pan Alley ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Darryl F. Zanuck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1940-10-25 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 94 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Helen Logan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lynn Starling NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Ellis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation | Tin Pan Alley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| stars |
Alice Faye
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Betty Grable NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Oakie NERFINISHED ⓘ John Payne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tin Pan Alley (1940 film) Description of subject: Tin Pan Alley (1940 film) is a 1940 American musical film set in the early 20th-century popular music publishing district, featuring songs, romance, and show business drama.
Referenced by (3)
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