The Lady Is Willing
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The Lady Is Willing is a 1942 romantic comedy film starring Fred MacMurray and Marlene Dietrich, centered on an unconventional arrangement to care for an abandoned baby.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Lady Is Willing canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9088088 — 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)
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Target entity: The Lady Is Willing Context triple: [Fred MacMurray, notableWork, The Lady Is Willing]
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A.
An American Lady
"An American Lady" is a written work associated with Jennie Jerome, better known as Lady Randolph Churchill, reflecting her experiences and perspective as a prominent American-born figure in British high society.
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B.
The Ladies Man
The Ladies Man is a 1961 American comedy film directed by and starring Jerry Lewis, known for its elaborate dollhouse-style set and Lewis’s trademark slapstick humor.
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C.
Paris Can Wait
Paris Can Wait is a romantic comedy film directed by Eleanor Coppola that follows a woman’s spontaneous road trip through France, blending travel, food, and self-discovery.
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D.
Lady for a Day
Lady for a Day is a 1933 American comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra, based on a Damon Runyon story about a poor street peddler transformed into a society lady.
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E.
The Awful Truth
The Awful Truth is a 1937 screwball comedy film starring Cary Grant and Irene Dunne, celebrated for its witty dialogue and influential role in defining the genre.
- 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 Lady Is Willing Target entity description: The Lady Is Willing is a 1942 romantic comedy film starring Fred MacMurray and Marlene Dietrich, centered on an unconventional arrangement to care for an abandoned baby.
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A.
An American Lady
"An American Lady" is a written work associated with Jennie Jerome, better known as Lady Randolph Churchill, reflecting her experiences and perspective as a prominent American-born figure in British high society.
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B.
The Ladies Man
The Ladies Man is a 1961 American comedy film directed by and starring Jerry Lewis, known for its elaborate dollhouse-style set and Lewis’s trademark slapstick humor.
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C.
Paris Can Wait
Paris Can Wait is a romantic comedy film directed by Eleanor Coppola that follows a woman’s spontaneous road trip through France, blending travel, food, and self-discovery.
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D.
Lady for a Day
Lady for a Day is a 1933 American comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra, based on a Damon Runyon story about a poor street peddler transformed into a society lady.
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E.
The Awful Truth
The Awful Truth is a 1937 screwball comedy film starring Cary Grant and Irene Dunne, celebrated for its witty dialogue and influential role in defining the genre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | story by James Edward Grant ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematography | Ted Tetzlaff ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Mitchell Leisen ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Doane Harrison ⓘ |
| featureFilm | true ⓘ |
| genre | romantic comedy ⓘ |
| hasFredMacMurrayRole | Dr. Corey McBain ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Dr. Corey McBain
ⓘ
Liza Madden ⓘ |
| hasMarleneDietrichRole | Liza Madden ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | Victor Young ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A glamorous woman and a pediatrician enter an unconventional arrangement to care for an abandoned baby. ⓘ |
| portrays | unconventional parenthood ⓘ |
| producer | Mitchell Leisen ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1942-02-19 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 92 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Arthur Wimperis
ⓘ
James Edward Grant ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | contemporary to time of production ⓘ |
| starring |
Aline MacMahon
ⓘ
Fred MacMurray ⓘ Marlene Dietrich ⓘ Rod Cameron ⓘ Stanley Ridges ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Lady Is Willing Description of subject: The Lady Is Willing is a 1942 romantic comedy film starring Fred MacMurray and Marlene Dietrich, centered on an unconventional arrangement to care for an abandoned baby.
Referenced by (2)
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