Honolulu (1939 film)
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Honolulu (1939 film) is a 1939 musical comedy film starring Gracie Allen and her comedy partner George Burns, featuring mistaken identities and Hawaiian-themed escapades.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Honolulu (1939 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7237098 — 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: Honolulu (1939 film) Context triple: [Gracie Allen, notableWork, Honolulu (1939 film)]
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A.
Hawaii (novel)
Hawaii is a 1959 historical novel by James A. Michener that chronicles the multicultural settlement and transformation of the Hawaiian Islands over several centuries.
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B.
Hollywood of the East
Hollywood of the East is a nickname for Egyptian cinema, reflecting its historic dominance and prolific film production in the Arab world.
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C.
Hollywood on the Gold Coast
Hollywood on the Gold Coast is a promotional tagline highlighting Warner Bros. Movie World’s Hollywood-style movie magic and entertainment experience on Australia’s Gold Coast.
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D.
"Hawaii’s Story by Hawaii’s Queen"
"Hawaii’s Story by Hawaii’s Queen" is the 1898 autobiographical account by Queen Liliʻuokalani detailing the history of the Hawaiian Kingdom and her perspective on its overthrow and annexation by the United States.
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E.
Paths to Paradise
Paths to Paradise is a 1925 silent comedy film starring Raymond Griffith, known for its sophisticated humor and clever heist plot.
- 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: Honolulu (1939 film) Target entity description: Honolulu (1939 film) is a 1939 musical comedy film starring Gracie Allen and her comedy partner George Burns, featuring mistaken identities and Hawaiian-themed escapades.
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A.
Hawaii (novel)
Hawaii is a 1959 historical novel by James A. Michener that chronicles the multicultural settlement and transformation of the Hawaiian Islands over several centuries.
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B.
Hollywood of the East
Hollywood of the East is a nickname for Egyptian cinema, reflecting its historic dominance and prolific film production in the Arab world.
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C.
Hollywood on the Gold Coast
Hollywood on the Gold Coast is a promotional tagline highlighting Warner Bros. Movie World’s Hollywood-style movie magic and entertainment experience on Australia’s Gold Coast.
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D.
"Hawaii’s Story by Hawaii’s Queen"
"Hawaii’s Story by Hawaii’s Queen" is the 1898 autobiographical account by Queen Liliʻuokalani detailing the history of the Hawaiian Kingdom and her perspective on its overthrow and annexation by the United States.
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E.
Paths to Paradise
Paths to Paradise is a 1925 silent comedy film starring Raymond Griffith, known for its sophisticated humor and clever heist plot.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | story by Herbert Fields ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| castMember |
Clarence Kolb
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eddie Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ Eleanor Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ George Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ George Sidney NERFINISHED ⓘ Gracie Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ Rita Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie Fung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Ray June NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Edward Buzzell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | Blanche Sewell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features |
Hawaiian-themed musical numbers
ⓘ
comedy routines by George Burns and Gracie Allen ⓘ dance sequences by Eleanor Powell ⓘ |
| genre |
musical comedy film
ⓘ
romantic comedy film ⓘ |
| hasFormat | theatrical feature film ⓘ |
| leadCharacter |
Brooks Mason
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Edward Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFeature |
celebrity impersonation
ⓘ
mistaken identity ⓘ |
| notableFor | pairing of comedy team Burns and Allen with dancer Eleanor Powell ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Hollywood studio-era musicals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | a Hollywood movie star trading places with a Hawaiian plantation owner double ⓘ |
| producer | Jack Cummings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1939-03-03 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 85 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Allan Scott
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sidney Buchman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation | Honolulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInRegion | Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Eleanor Powell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ Gracie Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Honolulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Honolulu (1939 film) Description of subject: Honolulu (1939 film) is a 1939 musical comedy film starring Gracie Allen and her comedy partner George Burns, featuring mistaken identities and Hawaiian-themed escapades.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.