West Point of the Air
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West Point of the Air is a 1935 American drama film centered on the early years of U.S. Army aviation training, reflecting the military flying experience of its screenwriter, Frank Wead.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| West Point of the Air canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10243043 — 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: West Point of the Air Context triple: [Frank Wead, notableWork, West Point of the Air]
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A.
Battle Above the Clouds
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B.
Up from the Skies
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C.
The Airborne Symphony
The Airborne Symphony is a large-scale, World War II–era choral and orchestral work by American composer Marc Blitzstein that celebrates the history and heroism of aviation.
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D.
Iron Eagle
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E.
The Halyard
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- 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: West Point of the Air Target entity description: West Point of the Air is a 1935 American drama film centered on the early years of U.S. Army aviation training, reflecting the military flying experience of its screenwriter, Frank Wead.
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A.
Battle Above the Clouds
Battle Above the Clouds is the popular name for the Civil War engagement fought on Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga, Tennessee, in November 1863, noted for its dramatic fighting amid heavy fog.
-
B.
Up from the Skies
"Up from the Skies" is a psychedelic rock song by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, noted for its jazzy groove, wah-wah guitar, and socially conscious lyrics.
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C.
The Airborne Symphony
The Airborne Symphony is a large-scale, World War II–era choral and orchestral work by American composer Marc Blitzstein that celebrates the history and heroism of aviation.
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D.
Iron Eagle
Iron Eagle is a 1986 American action film about a teenager who teams up with an Air Force colonel to rescue his father from a Middle Eastern country, noted for its aerial combat sequences and Cold War-era themes.
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E.
The Halyard
The Halyard is a residential neighbourhood located near Palacefields in the town of Runcorn, Cheshire, England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | military flying experiences of Frank Wead ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Charles G. Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts | early years of U.S. Army aviation training ⓘ |
| director | Richard Rosson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | Blanche Sewell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | U.S. Army pilot ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| filmingLanguage | English ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| hasReleaseDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| hasTitle | West Point of the Air NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Edward Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | 1930s American aviation films ⓘ |
| producer | Lucien Hubbard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1935 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 90 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Frank Wead
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Meehan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | United States Army Air Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
James Gleason
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lewis Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ Maureen O’Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosalind Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ Wallace Beery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
U.S. Army aviation training
ⓘ
military aviation ⓘ |
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Subject: West Point of the Air Description of subject: West Point of the Air is a 1935 American drama film centered on the early years of U.S. Army aviation training, reflecting the military flying experience of its screenwriter, Frank Wead.
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