The Late Christopher Bean (1933 film)
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The Late Christopher Bean (1933 film) is an American comedy-drama movie adaptation of Sidney Howard’s stage play, itself based on a French work, about the posthumous fame of an unappreciated artist.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Late Christopher Bean (1933 film) canonical | 1 |
| The Late Christopher Bean (1938 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10512282 — 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 Late Christopher Bean (1933 film) Context triple: [The Late Christopher Bean, hasAdaptation, The Late Christopher Bean (1933 film)]
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A.
Johnny Come Lately (1943 film)
Johnny Come Lately is a 1943 American drama film starring James Cagney as a principled drifter who challenges political corruption in a small town.
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B.
All This, and Heaven Too (1940 film)
All This, and Heaven Too is a 1940 romantic drama film starring Bette Davis and Charles Boyer, adapted from Rachel Field’s novel about a governess entangled in a scandalous French aristocratic murder case.
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C.
1930 film Three Little Words
The 1930 film "Three Little Words" is an early American musical comedy notable for its lighthearted romance, period songs, and pre-Code Hollywood charm.
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D.
Midnight (1939 film)
Midnight (1939 film) is a 1939 screwball romantic comedy directed by Mitchell Leisen, starring Claudette Colbert and Don Ameche, and written by the famed screenwriting duo Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett.
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E.
Brewster's Millions (1945 film)
Brewster's Millions (1945 film) is a 1945 American comedy film adaptation of the popular novel and play about a man who must spend a large inheritance under strict conditions to receive an even larger fortune.
- 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 Late Christopher Bean (1933 film) Target entity description: The Late Christopher Bean (1933 film) is an American comedy-drama movie adaptation of Sidney Howard’s stage play, itself based on a French work, about the posthumous fame of an unappreciated artist.
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A.
Johnny Come Lately (1943 film)
Johnny Come Lately is a 1943 American drama film starring James Cagney as a principled drifter who challenges political corruption in a small town.
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B.
All This, and Heaven Too (1940 film)
All This, and Heaven Too is a 1940 romantic drama film starring Bette Davis and Charles Boyer, adapted from Rachel Field’s novel about a governess entangled in a scandalous French aristocratic murder case.
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C.
1930 film Three Little Words
The 1930 film "Three Little Words" is an early American musical comedy notable for its lighthearted romance, period songs, and pre-Code Hollywood charm.
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D.
Midnight (1939 film)
Midnight (1939 film) is a 1939 screwball romantic comedy directed by Mitchell Leisen, starring Claudette Colbert and Don Ameche, and written by the famed screenwriting duo Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett.
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E.
Brewster's Millions (1945 film)
Brewster's Millions (1945 film) is a 1945 American comedy film adaptation of the popular novel and play about a man who must spend a large inheritance under strict conditions to receive an even larger fortune.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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stage play ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | stage play by Sidney Howard ⓘ |
| author | Sidney Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
French work about an unappreciated artist
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The Late Christopher Bean (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | William H. Daniels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Sam Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Loew's Inc.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editor | Frank E. Hull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1930s American cinema ⓘ |
| format | feature film ⓘ |
| genre | comedy-drama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
artistic recognition
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greed ⓘ integrity ⓘ posthumous success ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | literary adaptation ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | fiction ⓘ |
| notableFor | portrayal of a neglected artist gaining fame after death ⓘ |
| originalPlayLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Hollywood pre-Code era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Irving Thalberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 80 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Anita Loos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frances Marion NERFINISHED ⓘ Sidney Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | rural New England ⓘ |
| stars |
Barrymore family member Lionel Barrymore
NERFINISHED
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Beulah Bondi NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ Lewis Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ Lionel Barrymore NERFINISHED ⓘ Marie Dressler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studioSystem | MGM studio system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | posthumous fame of an unappreciated artist ⓘ |
| title | The Late Christopher Bean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Late Christopher Bean (1933 film) Description of subject: The Late Christopher Bean (1933 film) is an American comedy-drama movie adaptation of Sidney Howard’s stage play, itself based on a French work, about the posthumous fame of an unappreciated artist.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Late Christopher Bean (1938 film)