House Calls
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House Calls is a 1978 romantic comedy film starring Walter Matthau as a widowed doctor navigating hospital politics and a new relationship.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House Calls canonical | 3 |
| House Calls (1978 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8738004 — 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: House Calls Context triple: [Walter Matthau, notableWork, House Calls]
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A.
On Call
"On Call" is a collection of essays by poet and activist June Jordan that blends personal narrative with incisive commentary on race, gender, politics, and social justice.
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B.
One Call Away
"One Call Away" is a pop ballad by American singer Charlie Puth that became a hit single from his debut studio album, Nine Track Mind.
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C.
One Call Away
"One Call Away" is a 2004 hip hop/R&B single by American rapper Chingy featuring J-Weav, known for its smooth, melodic style and commercial success on the Billboard charts.
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D.
A Friendly Call
"A Friendly Call" is an 1895 oil painting by American Impressionist William Merritt Chase, depicting two elegantly dressed women conversing in a refined domestic interior.
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E.
The Call
"The Call" is a shamanic, trance-inducing ambient music album by percussionist and sound healer Byron Metcalf, known for its deep rhythmic journeys and meditative soundscapes.
- 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: House Calls Target entity description: House Calls is a 1978 romantic comedy film starring Walter Matthau as a widowed doctor navigating hospital politics and a new relationship.
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A.
On Call
"On Call" is a collection of essays by poet and activist June Jordan that blends personal narrative with incisive commentary on race, gender, politics, and social justice.
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B.
One Call Away
"One Call Away" is a pop ballad by American singer Charlie Puth that became a hit single from his debut studio album, Nine Track Mind.
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C.
One Call Away
"One Call Away" is a 2004 hip hop/R&B single by American rapper Chingy featuring J-Weav, known for its smooth, melodic style and commercial success on the Billboard charts.
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D.
A Friendly Call
"A Friendly Call" is an 1895 oil painting by American Impressionist William Merritt Chase, depicting two elegantly dressed women conversing in a refined domestic interior.
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E.
The Call
"The Call" is a shamanic, trance-inducing ambient music album by percussionist and sound healer Byron Metcalf, known for its deep rhythmic journeys and meditative soundscapes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | novel "House Calls" by Barbara Benedek and Max Shulman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | David M. Walsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | color ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Howard Zieff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Edward Warschilka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLanguage | English ⓘ |
| filmRatingMPAA | PG ⓘ |
| followedBy | House Calls (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | romantic comedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | House Calls (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActor | Walter Matthau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActress | Glenda Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Ann Atkinson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dr. Charles Nichols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterPortrayedBy |
Glenda Jackson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walter Matthau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Henry Mancini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
hospital politics
ⓘ
widower’s new relationship ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A widowed doctor navigates hospital politics and begins a new romantic relationship. ⓘ |
| producer |
Edward S. Feldman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walter Mirisch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | The Mirisch Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1978-03-15 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 98 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Allan Burns
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Julius J. Epstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Shulman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | hospital ⓘ |
| starring |
Art Carney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Barnard Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ Candice Azzara NERFINISHED ⓘ Dick O’Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ Glenda Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ James Stephens NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Benjamin NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Matthau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | House Calls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
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Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
House Calls (1978 film)