The Big Pond
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The Big Pond is a 1930 romantic comedy film starring Maurice Chevalier and Claudette Colbert, known for its early use of sound and Chevalier’s popular musical numbers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Big Pond canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9327272 — 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: The Big Pond Context triple: [George Marion Jr., notableWork, The Big Pond]
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A.
The Pond
"The Pond" is a painting by British artist L. S. Lowry, depicting an industrial urban scene in his distinctive naïve style populated by matchstick-like figures.
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B.
The Pond
The Pond is a picturesque man-made lake in the southeast corner of New York City's Central Park, known for its tranquil scenery, wildlife, and views of the surrounding skyline.
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C.
The Pond
The Pond is a small, picturesque lake in central Reykjavík, Iceland, known for its birdlife and surrounding parkland.
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D.
Another Pond
"Another Pond" is a music album by the band Not Drowning, Waving, showcasing their distinctive blend of ambient, world, and rock influences.
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E.
The Duck Pond
The Duck Pond is the popular nickname for the Madison Mallards’ home baseball stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.
- 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 Big Pond Target entity description: The Big Pond is a 1930 romantic comedy film starring Maurice Chevalier and Claudette Colbert, known for its early use of sound and Chevalier’s popular musical numbers.
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A.
The Pond
"The Pond" is a painting by British artist L. S. Lowry, depicting an industrial urban scene in his distinctive naïve style populated by matchstick-like figures.
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B.
The Pond
The Pond is a small, picturesque lake in central Reykjavík, Iceland, known for its birdlife and surrounding parkland.
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C.
The Pond
The Pond is a picturesque man-made lake in the southeast corner of New York City's Central Park, known for its tranquil scenery, wildlife, and views of the surrounding skyline.
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D.
Another Pond
"Another Pond" is a music album by the band Not Drowning, Waving, showcasing their distinctive blend of ambient, world, and rock influences.
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E.
The Duck Pond
The Duck Pond is the popular nickname for the Madison Mallards’ home baseball stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | play "The Big Pond" ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor |
A. E. Thomas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Middleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Harry Fischbeck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Hobart Henley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Bartholomew Batts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresPerformer | Maurice Chevalier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
comedy film
ⓘ
romance film ⓘ romantic comedy ⓘ |
| hasSong | "Livin’ in the Sunlight, Lovin’ in the Moonlight" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSongPerformer | Maurice Chevalier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | romance between a French tour guide and an American heiress ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Maurice Chevalier’s musical numbers
ⓘ
early use of synchronized sound ⓘ |
| producer | Monty Brice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1930-05-03 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1930 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 76 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Garrett Fort
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Max Marcin NERFINISHED ⓘ Sidney Buchman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| soundFilm | true ⓘ |
| stars |
Claudette Colbert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maurice Chevalier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Big Pond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Big Pond Description of subject: The Big Pond is a 1930 romantic comedy film starring Maurice Chevalier and Claudette Colbert, known for its early use of sound and Chevalier’s popular musical numbers.
Referenced by (3)
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