King of Burlesque
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King of Burlesque is a 1936 American musical film that showcases the vaudeville and burlesque entertainment world, featuring Jack Oakie in a prominent role.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| King of Burlesque canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6642984 — 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: King of Burlesque Context triple: [Jack Oakie, notableWork, King of Burlesque]
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A.
Show Me How You Burlesque
"Show Me How You Burlesque" is an upbeat, dance-driven pop song performed by Christina Aguilera on the soundtrack of the 2010 musical film "Burlesque."
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B.
Showgirls: The Musical
Showgirls: The Musical is a stage adaptation of the cult 1995 film "Showgirls," reimagined as a campy, satirical musical comedy.
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C.
The Burlesque Lounge
The Burlesque Lounge is a fictional Los Angeles neo-burlesque club that serves as the central setting of the musical film "Burlesque."
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D.
A Night in the Show
A Night in the Show is a 1915 silent comedy film starring Charlie Chaplin as a bumbling theater patron causing chaos in a music-hall performance.
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E.
New York burlesque circuit
The New York burlesque circuit was a network of theaters and venues in early 20th-century New York City that regularly presented burlesque shows featuring comedy, striptease, and variety acts.
- 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: King of Burlesque Target entity description: King of Burlesque is a 1936 American musical film that showcases the vaudeville and burlesque entertainment world, featuring Jack Oakie in a prominent role.
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A.
Show Me How You Burlesque
"Show Me How You Burlesque" is an upbeat, dance-driven pop song performed by Christina Aguilera on the soundtrack of the 2010 musical film "Burlesque."
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B.
Showgirls: The Musical
Showgirls: The Musical is a stage adaptation of the cult 1995 film "Showgirls," reimagined as a campy, satirical musical comedy.
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C.
The Burlesque Lounge
The Burlesque Lounge is a fictional Los Angeles neo-burlesque club that serves as the central setting of the musical film "Burlesque."
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D.
A Night in the Show
A Night in the Show is a 1915 silent comedy film starring Charlie Chaplin as a bumbling theater patron causing chaos in a music-hall performance.
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E.
New York burlesque circuit
The New York burlesque circuit was a network of theaters and venues in early 20th-century New York City that regularly presented burlesque shows featuring comedy, striptease, and variety acts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | the play "The Dance of Life" ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | J. Peverell Marley ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Sidney Lanfield ⓘ |
| distributor | 20th Century Fox ⓘ |
| editedBy | Ralph Dietrich ⓘ |
| featuresPerformanceType |
burlesque shows
ⓘ
vaudeville acts ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
musical film ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
burlesque
ⓘ
vaudeville ⓘ |
| mainTheme | show business ⓘ |
| musicBy | Samuel Kaylin ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | William Fox ⓘ |
| productionCompany | 20th Century Fox ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 83 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Harry Tugend
ⓘ
Jack Yellen ⓘ |
| setInEnvironment | theatrical world ⓘ |
| stars |
Alice Faye
ⓘ
Arline Judge ⓘ Fats Waller ⓘ Jack Oakie ⓘ Mona Barrie ⓘ |
| title | King of Burlesque ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: King of Burlesque Description of subject: King of Burlesque is a 1936 American musical film that showcases the vaudeville and burlesque entertainment world, featuring Jack Oakie in a prominent role.
Referenced by (2)
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