Tanks a Million
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Tanks a Million is a 1941 American military comedy film best known for starring William Tracy as the fast-talking, regulation-obsessed soldier Dorian "Dodo" Doubleday.
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| Tanks a Million canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6886322 — 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)
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Target entity: Tanks a Million Context triple: [William Tracy, notableWork, Tanks a Million]
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A.
Tankan
Tankan is Japan’s key quarterly business sentiment survey conducted by the Bank of Japan, widely used as an indicator of the country’s economic health.
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B.
Blitz
The Blitz was the sustained German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom, particularly London, during 1940–1941 in World War II.
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Blitz
Blitz is the Seattle Seahawks’ official blue and green anthropomorphic bird mascot who entertains fans at games and team events.
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D.
Tank
Tank is a German aeronautical engineer best known for designing the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter aircraft used by the Luftwaffe during World War II.
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E.
Tank God
Tank God is a hip-hop and trap music producer best known for his work with Post Malone, including contributions to the album "Beerbongs & Bentleys."
- 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: Tanks a Million Target entity description: Tanks a Million is a 1941 American military comedy film best known for starring William Tracy as the fast-talking, regulation-obsessed soldier Dorian "Dodo" Doubleday.
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A.
Tankan
Tankan is Japan’s key quarterly business sentiment survey conducted by the Bank of Japan, widely used as an indicator of the country’s economic health.
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B.
Blitz
The Blitz was the sustained German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom, particularly London, during 1940–1941 in World War II.
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C.
Blitz
Blitz is the Seattle Seahawks’ official blue and green anthropomorphic bird mascot who entertains fans at games and team events.
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D.
Tank
Tank is a German aeronautical engineer best known for designing the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter aircraft used by the Luftwaffe during World War II.
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E.
Tank God
Tank God is a hip-hop and trap music producer best known for his work with Post Malone, including contributions to the album "Beerbongs & Bentleys."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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military comedy film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| character | Dorian "Dodo" Doubleday ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| director | Fred Guiol ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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military comedy ⓘ |
| hasSequel | About Face ⓘ |
| leadActorRole | William Tracy as Dorian "Dodo" Doubleday ⓘ |
| notableFor | portrayal of a regulation-obsessed soldier ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Hal Roach ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Hal Roach Studios ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1941-08-15 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 50 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Fred Guiol
ⓘ
Malcolm Stuart Boylan ⓘ Monte Brice ⓘ |
| setIn | United States Army ⓘ |
| starring |
H. B. Warner
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James Gleason ⓘ Joyce Compton ⓘ Noah Beery Jr. ⓘ William Tracy ⓘ |
| title | Tanks a Million ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tanks a Million Description of subject: Tanks a Million is a 1941 American military comedy film best known for starring William Tracy as the fast-talking, regulation-obsessed soldier Dorian "Dodo" Doubleday.
Referenced by (2)
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