Jolson Sings Again
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Jolson Sings Again is a 1949 musical biographical film that continues the story of entertainer Al Jolson, following his life and career after the events depicted in The Jolson Story.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jolson Sings Again canonical | 2 |
| The Jolson Sings Again | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8607244 — 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: Jolson Sings Again Context triple: [April Showers, usedIn, Jolson Sings Again]
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A.
The Jolson Story
The Jolson Story is a 1946 musical biographical film dramatizing the life and career of legendary entertainer Al Jolson.
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B.
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Yankee Doodle Dandy is a 1942 American musical biographical film starring James Cagney as songwriter George M. Cohan, celebrated for its patriotic songs and Cagney’s Academy Award-winning performance.
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C.
There's No Business Like Show Business
"There's No Business Like Show Business" is a classic American show tune from the 1946 musical Annie Get Your Gun that became one of the most iconic songs celebrating the world of entertainment.
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D.
Ain't Misbehavin'
"Ain't Misbehavin'" is a classic jazz and swing standard, originally from the 1929 musical revue "Hot Chocolates," that became widely popular through performances by artists including Louis Armstrong.
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E.
Cabin in the Sky
Cabin in the Sky is a 1943 American musical fantasy film, notable for its pioneering all-Black cast and direction by Vincente Minnelli.
- 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: Jolson Sings Again Target entity description: Jolson Sings Again is a 1949 musical biographical film that continues the story of entertainer Al Jolson, following his life and career after the events depicted in The Jolson Story.
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A.
The Jolson Story
The Jolson Story is a 1946 musical biographical film dramatizing the life and career of legendary entertainer Al Jolson.
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B.
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Yankee Doodle Dandy is a 1942 American musical biographical film starring James Cagney as songwriter George M. Cohan, celebrated for its patriotic songs and Cagney’s Academy Award-winning performance.
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C.
There's No Business Like Show Business
"There's No Business Like Show Business" is a classic American show tune from the 1946 musical Annie Get Your Gun that became one of the most iconic songs celebrating the world of entertainment.
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D.
Ain't Misbehavin'
"Ain't Misbehavin'" is a classic jazz and swing standard, originally from the 1929 musical revue "Hot Chocolates," that became widely popular through performances by artists including Louis Armstrong.
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E.
Cabin in the Sky
Cabin in the Sky is a 1943 American musical fantasy film, notable for its pioneering all-Black cast and direction by Vincente Minnelli.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Al Jolson ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | William E. Snyder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Henry Levin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Aaron Stell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresPerformer | Al Jolson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSong |
California, Here I Come
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody NERFINISHED ⓘ Toot, Toot, Tootsie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | The Jolson Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ musical ⓘ |
| hasFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Jolson Sings Again (no known further sequel) ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Al Jolson film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Al Jolson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Morris Stoloff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
career of Al Jolson
ⓘ
personal life of Al Jolson ⓘ |
| producer | Sidney Buchman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1949-08-15 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 96 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Sidney Buchman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| starred |
Barbara Hale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Larry Parks NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamara Shayne NERFINISHED ⓘ William Demarest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Jolson Sings Again NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jolson Sings Again Description of subject: Jolson Sings Again is a 1949 musical biographical film that continues the story of entertainer Al Jolson, following his life and career after the events depicted in The Jolson Story.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Jolson Sings Again