Words and Music (1948 film)
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Words and Music (1948 film) is a 1948 MGM musical biopic that dramatizes the lives and songs of Broadway songwriting team Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, featuring many of their classic compositions.
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| Words and Music (1948 film) canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Words and Music (1948 film) Context triple: [Roger Edens, notableWork, Words and Music (1948 film)]
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A.
Music and Lyrics (film)
Music and Lyrics is a 2007 romantic comedy film about a washed-up pop singer who teams up with an aspiring writer to compose a hit song, starring Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore.
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B.
Song and Dance
Song and Dance is a two-act musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber that uniquely combines a song cycle with a dance-based narrative.
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C.
Broadway Melody of 1940
Broadway Melody of 1940 is a classic Hollywood musical film best known for its sophisticated song-and-dance numbers and the celebrated pairing of Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell.
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D.
The Band Wagon
The Band Wagon is a classic 1953 MGM musical film starring Fred Astaire, celebrated for its sophisticated song-and-dance numbers and backstage showbiz storyline.
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E.
Footlight Parade
Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film starring James Cagney, celebrated for its elaborate Busby Berkeley-choreographed production numbers and backstage showbiz storyline.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Words and Music (1948 film) Target entity description: Words and Music (1948 film) is a 1948 MGM musical biopic that dramatizes the lives and songs of Broadway songwriting team Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, featuring many of their classic compositions.
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A.
Music and Lyrics (film)
Music and Lyrics is a 2007 romantic comedy film about a washed-up pop singer who teams up with an aspiring writer to compose a hit song, starring Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore.
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B.
Song and Dance
Song and Dance is a two-act musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber that uniquely combines a song cycle with a dance-based narrative.
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C.
Broadway Melody of 1940
Broadway Melody of 1940 is a classic Hollywood musical film best known for its sophisticated song-and-dance numbers and the celebrated pairing of Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell.
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D.
The Band Wagon
The Band Wagon is a classic 1953 MGM musical film starring Fred Astaire, celebrated for its sophisticated song-and-dance numbers and backstage showbiz storyline.
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E.
Footlight Parade
Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film starring James Cagney, celebrated for its elaborate Busby Berkeley-choreographed production numbers and backstage showbiz storyline.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | lives of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfRelease |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Norman Taurog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| featuresSongwriter |
Lorenz Hart
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresWork |
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Blue Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ I Didn't Know What Time It Was NERFINISHED ⓘ I Wish I Were in Love Again NERFINISHED ⓘ Isn't It Romantic? NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny One Note NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Girl Blue NERFINISHED ⓘ Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ Mountain Greenery NERFINISHED ⓘ My Funny Valentine NERFINISHED ⓘ My Heart Stood Still NERFINISHED ⓘ My Romance NERFINISHED ⓘ Ten Cents a Dance NERFINISHED ⓘ The Blue Room NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lady Is a Tramp NERFINISHED ⓘ This Can't Be Love NERFINISHED ⓘ Thou Swell NERFINISHED ⓘ Where or When NERFINISHED ⓘ Where's That Rainbow? NERFINISHED ⓘ With a Song in My Heart NERFINISHED ⓘ You Took Advantage of Me NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biopic
ⓘ
drama ⓘ musical ⓘ |
| hasFormat | Technicolor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLyricsBy | Lorenz Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicBy | Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Lorenz Hart
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Arthur Freed Unit musicals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
Lorenz Hart
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Arthur Freed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1948-12-31 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 120 minutes ⓘ |
| setInIndustry | Broadway theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Words and Music (1948 film) Description of subject: Words and Music (1948 film) is a 1948 MGM musical biopic that dramatizes the lives and songs of Broadway songwriting team Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, featuring many of their classic compositions.
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