The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935 film)
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The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935 film) is a romantic comedy set along the Erie Canal, best known for featuring early performances by Henry Fonda and Janet Gaynor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935 film) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10688815 — 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 Farmer Takes a Wife (1935 film) Context triple: [Andy Devine, notableWork, The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935 film)]
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A.
The Divorcee (1930)
The Divorcee (1930) is a pre-Code American drama film, produced at MGM, that became notable for its frank treatment of marriage and infidelity and earned Norma Shearer an Academy Award for Best Actress.
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B.
The Round-Up (1920 film)
The Round-Up (1920 film) is a 1920 American silent Western drama best known for starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle in a rare serious role.
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C.
The Plainsman (1936 film)
The Plainsman (1936 film) is a 1936 American Western adventure film directed by Cecil B. DeMille that dramatizes the lives and exploits of frontier figures like Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane.
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D.
Born to the West (1937 film)
Born to the West (1937 film) is a 1937 American Western movie starring John Wayne and Marsha Hunt, adapted from a Zane Grey story.
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E.
You Belong to Me (1934)
You Belong to Me (1934) is an American film best known for featuring actor Lee Tracy in a prominent 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: The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935 film) Target entity description: The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935 film) is a romantic comedy set along the Erie Canal, best known for featuring early performances by Henry Fonda and Janet Gaynor.
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A.
The Divorcee (1930)
The Divorcee (1930) is a pre-Code American drama film, produced at MGM, that became notable for its frank treatment of marriage and infidelity and earned Norma Shearer an Academy Award for Best Actress.
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B.
The Round-Up (1920 film)
The Round-Up (1920 film) is a 1920 American silent Western drama best known for starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle in a rare serious role.
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C.
The Plainsman (1936 film)
The Plainsman (1936 film) is a 1936 American Western adventure film directed by Cecil B. DeMille that dramatizes the lives and exploits of frontier figures like Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane.
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D.
Born to the West (1937 film)
Born to the West (1937 film) is a 1937 American Western movie starring John Wayne and Marsha Hunt, adapted from a Zane Grey story.
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E.
You Belong to Me (1934)
You Belong to Me (1934) is an American film best known for featuring actor Lee Tracy in a prominent role.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Walter D. Edmonds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Rome Haul (novel)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Farmer Takes a Wife (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| character |
Dan Harrow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Molly Larkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Ernest Palmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Victor Fleming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | theatrical release ⓘ |
| distributor | 20th Century-Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Alex Troffey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresEarlyPerformanceOf |
Henry Fonda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Janet Gaynor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingProcess | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| genre | romantic comedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | The Farmer Takes a Wife (1953 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Alfred Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Janet Gaynor performance
ⓘ
early screen role of Henry Fonda ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Hollywood studio era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Henry Fonda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Janet Gaynor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Darryl F. Zanuck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Fox Film Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1935-07-26 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 91 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Edwin J. Burke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frank B. Elser NERFINISHED ⓘ Howard Lindsay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Erie Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soundFilm | true ⓘ |
| starring |
Andy Devine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles Bickford NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Fonda NERFINISHED ⓘ Janet Gaynor NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ Slim Summerville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodSetting | 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935 film) Description of subject: The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935 film) is a romantic comedy set along the Erie Canal, best known for featuring early performances by Henry Fonda and Janet Gaynor.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.