The Tarnished Angels
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The Tarnished Angels is a 1957 American drama film directed by Douglas Sirk, adapted from William Faulkner’s novel "Pylon" and noted for its striking black-and-white CinemaScope cinematography and tragic story of barnstorming pilots.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Tarnished Angels canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8408646 — 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 Tarnished Angels Context triple: [Russell Metty, workedOn, The Tarnished Angels]
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A.
The Shopworn Angel
The Shopworn Angel is a 1938 romantic drama film starring James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan, adapted from a play by screenwriter Samson Raphaelson.
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B.
The Trouble with Angels
The Trouble with Angels is a 1966 comedy film about two mischievous girls at a Catholic boarding school, starring Hayley Mills and directed by Ida Lupino.
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C.
Three Strange Angels
Three Strange Angels is a film production company known for its involvement in producing the movie "Stranger Than Fiction."
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D.
Strange As Angels
Strange As Angels is a work by Alex Martin, likely a novel, that showcases the author's distinctive storytelling and thematic style.
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E.
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels is a notable work by American author Jack Frost, recognized for its dark, atmospheric storytelling centered on morally complex characters.
- 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 Tarnished Angels Target entity description: The Tarnished Angels is a 1957 American drama film directed by Douglas Sirk, adapted from William Faulkner’s novel "Pylon" and noted for its striking black-and-white CinemaScope cinematography and tragic story of barnstorming pilots.
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A.
The Shopworn Angel
The Shopworn Angel is a 1938 romantic drama film starring James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan, adapted from a play by screenwriter Samson Raphaelson.
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B.
The Trouble with Angels
The Trouble with Angels is a 1966 comedy film about two mischievous girls at a Catholic boarding school, starring Hayley Mills and directed by Ida Lupino.
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C.
Three Strange Angels
Three Strange Angels is a film production company known for its involvement in producing the movie "Stranger Than Fiction."
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D.
Strange As Angels
Strange As Angels is a work by Alex Martin, likely a novel, that showcases the author's distinctive storytelling and thematic style.
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E.
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels is a notable work by American author Jack Frost, recognized for its dark, atmospheric storytelling centered on morally complex characters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | Pylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy |
Alexander Golitzen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Clatworthy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | William Faulkner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Pylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Irving Glassberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyProcess | CinemaScope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black and white ⓘ |
| costumeDesignBy | Bill Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dialogueLanguage | English ⓘ |
| director | Douglas Sirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal-International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Russell F. Schoengarth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1950s American cinema ⓘ |
| filmingAspectRatio | CinemaScope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre |
aviation film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadCharacter |
Burke Devlin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jiggs NERFINISHED ⓘ LaVerne Shumann NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Shumann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Frank Skinner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | barnstorming pilots ⓘ |
| notableFor |
adaptation of William Faulkner’s Pylon
ⓘ
portrayal of barnstorming pilots ⓘ striking black-and-white CinemaScope cinematography ⓘ |
| producer | Albert Zugsmith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfSourceWork | 1935 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1957-02-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| runtime | 91 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | George Zuckerman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | Great Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Dorothy Malone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jack Carson NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Stack NERFINISHED ⓘ Rock Hudson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
doomed romance
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obsession ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
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Subject: The Tarnished Angels Description of subject: The Tarnished Angels is a 1957 American drama film directed by Douglas Sirk, adapted from William Faulkner’s novel "Pylon" and noted for its striking black-and-white CinemaScope cinematography and tragic story of barnstorming pilots.
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