The Bitter Tea of General Yen
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The Bitter Tea of General Yen is a 1933 romantic drama film directed by Frank Capra that explores a controversial interracial relationship between an American missionary and a Chinese warlord during the Chinese Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Bitter Tea of General Yen canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7567328 — 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: The Bitter Tea of General Yen Context triple: [Walter Wanger, notableWork, The Bitter Tea of General Yen]
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A.
The Barbarian and the Geisha
The Barbarian and the Geisha is a 1958 historical drama film directed by John Huston and starring John Wayne as an American diplomat in 19th-century Japan.
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B.
O Mandarim
O Mandarim is a satirical novella by Portuguese writer Eça de Queirós that explores greed, morality, and the consequences of wish fulfillment through a fantastical tale about a clerk who can gain a fortune by causing the death of a distant Chinese mandarin.
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C.
The Bitchun Society
The Bitchun Society is a post-scarcity, reputation-based future society from Cory Doctorow’s novel "Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom," where death is obsolete and social capital replaces money.
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D.
The Vagabond
The Vagabond is a 1916 silent short film starring Charlie Chaplin as his iconic Tramp character, blending comedy and pathos in a story about a wandering violinist.
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E.
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail is a 1945 Japanese period drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa, adapted from a traditional kabuki play about a disguised lord and his loyal retainers.
- 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: The Bitter Tea of General Yen Target entity description: The Bitter Tea of General Yen is a 1933 romantic drama film directed by Frank Capra that explores a controversial interracial relationship between an American missionary and a Chinese warlord during the Chinese Civil War.
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A.
The Barbarian and the Geisha
The Barbarian and the Geisha is a 1958 historical drama film directed by John Huston and starring John Wayne as an American diplomat in 19th-century Japan.
-
B.
O Mandarim
O Mandarim is a satirical novella by Portuguese writer Eça de Queirós that explores greed, morality, and the consequences of wish fulfillment through a fantastical tale about a clerk who can gain a fortune by causing the death of a distant Chinese mandarin.
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C.
The Bitchun Society
The Bitchun Society is a post-scarcity, reputation-based future society from Cory Doctorow’s novel "Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom," where death is obsolete and social capital replaces money.
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D.
The Vagabond
The Vagabond is a 1916 silent short film starring Charlie Chaplin as his iconic Tramp character, blending comedy and pathos in a story about a wandering violinist.
-
E.
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail is a 1945 Japanese period drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa, adapted from a traditional kabuki play about a disguised lord and his loyal retainers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Bitter Tea of General Yen (novella)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
novella by Grace Zaring Stone ⓘ |
| castMember |
Barbara Stanwyck
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gavin Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucien Littlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ Nils Asther NERFINISHED ⓘ Toshia Mori NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Connolly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
General Yen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Megan Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Joseph Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | monochrome ⓘ |
| composer | W. Franke Harling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Frank Capra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Gene Havlick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Columbia Pictures studios, Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
pre-Code film
ⓘ
romantic drama film ⓘ |
| hasReception |
initially controversial for interracial content
ⓘ
later reappraised as significant early Capra work ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
clash of cultures
ⓘ
power dynamics in wartime ⓘ religion and morality ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Chinese Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
interracial romance ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early Hollywood depiction of interracial romance
ⓘ
pre-Code treatment of controversial themes ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Frank Capra filmography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| productionStartYear | 1932 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1933 ⓘ |
| releaseEvent | premiere at Radio City Music Hall ⓘ |
| releaseRegion | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 88 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
David Nichols
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward E. Paramore Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Chinese Civil War era ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWork | Pre-Code Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Bitter Tea of General Yen Description of subject: The Bitter Tea of General Yen is a 1933 romantic drama film directed by Frank Capra that explores a controversial interracial relationship between an American missionary and a Chinese warlord during the Chinese Civil War.
Referenced by (3)
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