Second Chorus (1940 film)
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Second Chorus is a 1940 American musical comedy film starring Fred Astaire and Paulette Goddard, notable for its big-band jazz setting and Astaire’s song-and-dance performances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Second Chorus (1940 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9330134 — 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: Second Chorus (1940 film) Context triple: [Hank Taylor, createdFor, Second Chorus (1940 film)]
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The Drum (1938 film)
The Drum (1938 film) is a 1938 British Technicolor adventure film set in colonial India, known for its depiction of imperial themes and starring actors such as Roger Livesey.
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B.
The Chaser (1928)
The Chaser (1928) is a silent comedy film best known for featuring Australian-born comic actor Clyde Cook in a leading role.
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C.
Random Harvest
Random Harvest is a 1942 romantic drama film, based on James Hilton’s novel, renowned for its amnesia-driven love story and considered one of director Mervyn LeRoy’s most enduring works.
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D.
Lady, Be Good
"Lady, Be Good" is a 1924 Broadway musical comedy with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin, best known for its hit songs and for featuring Fred Astaire in one of his early major stage roles.
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E.
Footlight Parade
Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film starring James Cagney, celebrated for its elaborate Busby Berkeley-choreographed production numbers and backstage showbiz storyline.
- 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: Second Chorus (1940 film) Target entity description: Second Chorus is a 1940 American musical comedy film starring Fred Astaire and Paulette Goddard, notable for its big-band jazz setting and Astaire’s song-and-dance performances.
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A.
The Drum (1938 film)
The Drum (1938 film) is a 1938 British Technicolor adventure film set in colonial India, known for its depiction of imperial themes and starring actors such as Roger Livesey.
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B.
The Chaser (1928)
The Chaser (1928) is a silent comedy film best known for featuring Australian-born comic actor Clyde Cook in a leading role.
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C.
Random Harvest
Random Harvest is a 1942 romantic drama film, based on James Hilton’s novel, renowned for its amnesia-driven love story and considered one of director Mervyn LeRoy’s most enduring works.
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D.
Lady, Be Good
"Lady, Be Good" is a 1924 Broadway musical comedy with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin, best known for its hit songs and for featuring Fred Astaire in one of his early major stage roles.
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E.
Footlight Parade
Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film starring James Cagney, celebrated for its elaborate Busby Berkeley-choreographed production numbers and backstage showbiz storyline.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Leo Tover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | H. C. Potter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Jack Dennis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSong |
Everything’s Jumping
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
I Ain’t Hep to That Step but I’ll Dig It NERFINISHED ⓘ Love of My Life NERFINISHED ⓘ Poor Mr. Chisholm NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweet Sue, Just You NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz film
ⓘ
musical comedy ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Artie Shaw (bandleader)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Danny O’Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ Ellen Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ Hank Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDancePerformancesBy | Fred Astaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormat | feature film ⓘ |
| hasSetting | big-band jazz scene ⓘ |
| leadActor | Fred Astaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActress | Paulette Goddard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Artie Shaw
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hal Borne NERFINISHED ⓘ Morris Stoloff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Fred Astaire’s song-and-dance numbers
ⓘ
big-band jazz setting ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Boris Morros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1940-12-13 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 84 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Arnaud d’Usseau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ian McLellan Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ Irving Reis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | New York City ⓘ |
| starring |
Artie Shaw
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burgess Meredith NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Butterworth NERFINISHED ⓘ Fred Astaire NERFINISHED ⓘ Paulette Goddard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Second Chorus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Second Chorus (1940 film) Description of subject: Second Chorus is a 1940 American musical comedy film starring Fred Astaire and Paulette Goddard, notable for its big-band jazz setting and Astaire’s song-and-dance performances.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hank Taylor