The Shannons of Broadway (1929 film)
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The Shannons of Broadway is a 1929 American film adaptation of a Wilson Collison stage play, produced during the early sound era of Hollywood cinema.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Shannons of Broadway (1929 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8977465 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Shannons of Broadway (1929 film) Context triple: [Wilson Collison, workAdaptedAs, The Shannons of Broadway (1929 film)]
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A.
Sons of the Desert
Sons of the Desert is a classic 1933 Laurel and Hardy comedy film in which the duo scheme to attend a fraternal lodge convention without their wives finding out.
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B.
42nd Street
42nd Street is a major east–west thoroughfare in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, famed for its theaters, bright lights, and proximity to Times Square.
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C.
The Goldwyn Girls
The Goldwyn Girls were a glamorous chorus line of singing and dancing women featured in numerous Samuel Goldwyn musical films of the 1930s and 1940s, often serving as a launching pad for future Hollywood stars.
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D.
The Good Companions (1933 film)
The Good Companions (1933 film) is a British comedy-drama adaptation of J.B. Priestley’s novel, following a group of misfits who join a touring concert party in search of new beginnings.
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E.
Chicago (1927 film)
Chicago (1927 film) is a silent crime-comedy drama based on Maurine Dallas Watkins' play about a woman who gains notoriety after being accused of murder, later inspiring the famous stage musical and its film adaptations.
- 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: The Shannons of Broadway (1929 film) Target entity description: The Shannons of Broadway is a 1929 American film adaptation of a Wilson Collison stage play, produced during the early sound era of Hollywood cinema.
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A.
Sons of the Desert
Sons of the Desert is a classic 1933 Laurel and Hardy comedy film in which the duo scheme to attend a fraternal lodge convention without their wives finding out.
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B.
42nd Street
42nd Street is a major east–west thoroughfare in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, famed for its theaters, bright lights, and proximity to Times Square.
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C.
The Goldwyn Girls
The Goldwyn Girls were a glamorous chorus line of singing and dancing women featured in numerous Samuel Goldwyn musical films of the 1930s and 1940s, often serving as a launching pad for future Hollywood stars.
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D.
The Good Companions (1933 film)
The Good Companions (1933 film) is a British comedy-drama adaptation of J.B. Priestley’s novel, following a group of misfits who join a touring concert party in search of new beginnings.
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E.
Chicago (1927 film)
Chicago (1927 film) is a silent crime-comedy drama based on Maurine Dallas Watkins' play about a woman who gains notoriety after being accused of murder, later inspiring the famous stage musical and its film adaptations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
1920s film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Shannons of Broadway (play)
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linked to:
The Shannons of Broadway
stage play by Wilson Collison ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| director | Emmett J. Flynn ⓘ |
| distributor | Fox Film Corporation ⓘ |
| genre | comedy film ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationSource | Wilson Collison stage play ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | early sound era American cinema ⓘ |
| producer | William Fox ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Fox Film Corporation ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1929 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1929 ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early sound era of Hollywood cinema ⓘ |
| starring |
George Meeker
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James Gleason ⓘ Lucile Gleason ⓘ Mary Brian ⓘ Robert McWade ⓘ |
| title | The Shannons of Broadway ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Shannons of Broadway (1929 film) Description of subject: The Shannons of Broadway is a 1929 American film adaptation of a Wilson Collison stage play, produced during the early sound era of Hollywood cinema.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.