Strike Up the Band (1940 film)
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Strike Up the Band (1940 film) is a 1940 MGM musical comedy starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney about high school students who form a band to compete in a national contest.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Strike Up the Band (1940 film) canonical | 3 |
| Strike Up the Band (stage arrangements for film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7055484 — 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: Strike Up the Band (1940 film) Context triple: [Mary Holden, partOf, Strike Up the Band (1940 film)]
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A.
The Gang's All Here (1943 film)
The Gang's All Here is a 1943 Technicolor musical film directed by Busby Berkeley, famed for its lavish, surreal production numbers and starring Alice Faye and Carmen Miranda.
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B.
The Gang’s All Here
"The Gang’s All Here" is a hard rock/heavy metal studio album by American band Skid Row, marking their return with new vocalist Erik Grönwall.
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C.
For Me and My Gal
For Me and My Gal is a 1942 American musical film, co-starring Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in his screen debut, about vaudeville performers whose careers and romance are affected by World War I.
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D.
film "Broadway Rhythm" (1944)
The 1944 film "Broadway Rhythm" is a Technicolor MGM musical comedy featuring song-and-dance numbers and ensemble performances typical of Hollywood’s Golden Age.
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E.
Smilin’ Through (1932)
Smilin’ Through (1932) is a romantic drama film from Hollywood’s early sound era, best known as a prestige MGM production featuring themes of love, loss, and spiritual reunion.
- 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: Strike Up the Band (1940 film) Target entity description: Strike Up the Band (1940 film) is a 1940 MGM musical comedy starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney about high school students who form a band to compete in a national contest.
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A.
The Gang's All Here (1943 film)
The Gang's All Here is a 1943 Technicolor musical film directed by Busby Berkeley, famed for its lavish, surreal production numbers and starring Alice Faye and Carmen Miranda.
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B.
The Gang’s All Here
"The Gang’s All Here" is a hard rock/heavy metal studio album by American band Skid Row, marking their return with new vocalist Erik Grönwall.
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C.
For Me and My Gal
For Me and My Gal is a 1942 American musical film, co-starring Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in his screen debut, about vaudeville performers whose careers and romance are affected by World War I.
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D.
film "Broadway Rhythm" (1944)
The 1944 film "Broadway Rhythm" is a Technicolor MGM musical comedy featuring song-and-dance numbers and ensemble performances typical of Hollywood’s Golden Age.
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E.
Smilin’ Through (1932)
Smilin’ Through (1932) is a romantic drama film from Hollywood’s early sound era, best known as a prestige MGM production featuring themes of love, loss, and spiritual reunion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| award |
Academy Award for Best Original Score
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Sound Recording NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | songs by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Ray June NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Busby Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | Ben Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredSong |
Do the La Conga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Our Love Affair NERFINISHED ⓘ Strike Up the Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Jimmy Connors
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mary Holden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingStudio | MGM studios in Culver City, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
musical film ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Ira Gershwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy |
George Gershwin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roger Edens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | high school students who form a band to compete in a national contest ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Original Song ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Mickey Rooney–Judy Garland films ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Judy Garland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mickey Rooney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Arthur Freed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1940-09-27 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 120 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Fred F. Finklehoffe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Monks Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation | American high school ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | contemporary 1940s ⓘ |
| starring |
Ann Shoemaker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Francis Pierlot NERFINISHED ⓘ Judy Garland NERFINISHED ⓘ June Preisser NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Early NERFINISHED ⓘ Mickey Rooney NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Whiteman NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia Brissac NERFINISHED ⓘ William Tracy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audiences ⓘ |
| title | Strike Up the Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Strike Up the Band (1940 film) Description of subject: Strike Up the Band (1940 film) is a 1940 MGM musical comedy starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney about high school students who form a band to compete in a national contest.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Strike Up the Band (stage arrangements for film)