Wings in the Dark
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Wings in the Dark is a 1935 aviation drama film, written by Frank Wead, that explores early flight technology and the personal struggles of pioneering pilots.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wings in the Dark canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10243044 — 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: Wings in the Dark Context triple: [Frank Wead, notableWork, Wings in the Dark]
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A.
Wings of Destiny
Wings of Destiny is the nickname of the U.S. Army’s 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, an aviation unit of the 101st Airborne Division known for its helicopter operations and air assault support.
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B.
Golden Wings
"Golden Wings" is a poem by William Morris included in his 1858 collection *The Defence of Guenevere, and Other Poems*, reflecting his early Pre-Raphaelite-inspired medievalism and romantic imagery.
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C.
Bright Flight
Bright Flight is a 2001 indie rock album by Silver Jews, noted for David Berman’s stark, country-tinged songwriting and melancholic, literate lyrics.
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D.
The Flight
The Flight is a musical duo known for composing the atmospheric and cinematic soundtrack for the video game Horizon Zero Dawn.
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E.
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.
- 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: Wings in the Dark Target entity description: Wings in the Dark is a 1935 aviation drama film, written by Frank Wead, that explores early flight technology and the personal struggles of pioneering pilots.
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A.
Wings of Destiny
Wings of Destiny is the nickname of the U.S. Army’s 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, an aviation unit of the 101st Airborne Division known for its helicopter operations and air assault support.
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B.
Golden Wings
"Golden Wings" is a poem by William Morris included in his 1858 collection *The Defence of Guenevere, and Other Poems*, reflecting his early Pre-Raphaelite-inspired medievalism and romantic imagery.
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C.
Bright Flight
Bright Flight is a 2001 indie rock album by Silver Jews, noted for David Berman’s stark, country-tinged songwriting and melancholic, literate lyrics.
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D.
The Flight
The Flight is a musical duo known for composing the atmospheric and cinematic soundtrack for the video game Horizon Zero Dawn.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aviation film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| castMember |
Cary Grant
NERFINISHED
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Dean Jagger NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Kolker NERFINISHED ⓘ Hobart Bosworth NERFINISHED ⓘ Hobart Cavanaugh NERFINISHED ⓘ Matt McHugh NERFINISHED ⓘ Myrna Loy NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Warwick NERFINISHED ⓘ Roscoe Karns NERFINISHED ⓘ Russell Hopton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| director | James Flood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Paramount Pictures
ⓘ
theatrical ⓘ |
| eraDepicted | early 20th century aviation ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
aviation
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| hasAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
heroism
ⓘ
personal struggle ⓘ technological innovation ⓘ |
| hasType | feature film ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
early flight technology
ⓘ
pioneering pilots ⓘ |
| medium | cinema ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | unrated (pre-MPAA system) ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
experimental aircraft
ⓘ
test pilots ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | 1930s American cinema ⓘ |
| producer | Arthur Hornblow Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1935 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 75 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Frank Wead
NERFINISHED
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Gilbert Emery NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Kirkland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | aviation industry ⓘ |
| title | Wings in the Dark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Wings in the Dark Description of subject: Wings in the Dark is a 1935 aviation drama film, written by Frank Wead, that explores early flight technology and the personal struggles of pioneering pilots.
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