Too Hot to Handle (1938 film)
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Too Hot to Handle is a 1938 American adventure-comedy film starring Clark Gable and Myrna Loy as rival newsreel reporters competing for a big story.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Too Hot to Handle (1938 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9985934 — 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: Too Hot to Handle (1938 film) Context triple: [Jack Conway, directed, Too Hot to Handle (1938 film)]
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A.
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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B.
Smilin’ Through (1932)
Smilin’ Through (1932) is a romantic drama film from Hollywood’s early sound era, best known as a prestige MGM production featuring themes of love, loss, and spiritual reunion.
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C.
These Glamour Girls (1939 film)
These Glamour Girls is a 1939 American comedy-drama film about working-class girls invited to an elite college's weekend house party, highlighting class clashes and romantic entanglements.
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D.
Andy Hardy’s Blonde Trouble
Andy Hardy’s Blonde Trouble is a 1944 American comedy film in the long-running Andy Hardy series, following Mickey Rooney’s character as he encounters romantic and comedic mishaps at college.
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E.
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.
- 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: Too Hot to Handle (1938 film) Target entity description: Too Hot to Handle is a 1938 American adventure-comedy film starring Clark Gable and Myrna Loy as rival newsreel reporters competing for a big story.
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A.
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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B.
Smilin’ Through (1932)
Smilin’ Through (1932) is a romantic drama film from Hollywood’s early sound era, best known as a prestige MGM production featuring themes of love, loss, and spiritual reunion.
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C.
These Glamour Girls (1939 film)
These Glamour Girls is a 1939 American comedy-drama film about working-class girls invited to an elite college's weekend house party, highlighting class clashes and romantic entanglements.
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D.
Andy Hardy’s Blonde Trouble
Andy Hardy’s Blonde Trouble is a 1944 American comedy film in the long-running Andy Hardy series, following Mickey Rooney’s character as he encounters romantic and comedic mishaps at college.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Harold Rosson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Jack Conway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Loew's Inc.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | Frank E. Hull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmEditingStudio | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingProcess | 35 mm ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure
ⓘ
comedy ⓘ |
| hasFilmPoster | theatrical release poster ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
journalism
ⓘ
romantic rivalry ⓘ sensationalism in newsreels ⓘ |
| leadActor | Clark Gable NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActress | Myrna Loy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Alma Harding
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chris Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Franz Waxman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Hollywood studio-era films ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Rival newsreel reporters compete for a big story involving an aviatrix and a supposed Amazon jungle rescue. ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Clark Gable
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Myrna Loy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Hunt Stromberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1938-09-16 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 96 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Ben Hecht
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Herman J. Mankiewicz NERFINISHED ⓘ John Lee Mahin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| setting |
New York City
ⓘ
South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soundMix | mono ⓘ |
| starPairing | Clark Gable and Myrna Loy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Clark Gable
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lionel Barrymore NERFINISHED ⓘ Myrna Loy NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Connolly NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Pidgeon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyBy | Ladislas Fodor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Too Hot to Handle (1938 film) Description of subject: Too Hot to Handle is a 1938 American adventure-comedy film starring Clark Gable and Myrna Loy as rival newsreel reporters competing for a big story.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Jack Conway