The Affairs of Martha
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The Affairs of Martha is a 1942 American romantic comedy film centered on the humorous complications that arise when a maid’s secret engagement to the son of her wealthy employers is exposed.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Affairs of Martha canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10710523 — 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 Affairs of Martha Context triple: [Sara Haden, appearedIn, The Affairs of Martha]
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A.
The Affairs of Susan
The Affairs of Susan is a 1945 romantic comedy film starring Joan Fontaine as a woman whose former lovers recount differing versions of her personality and past.
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B.
The Affected Ladies
The Affected Ladies is an English title for Molière’s one-act satirical comedy that mocks the pretentiousness and affectations of certain Parisian women in 17th-century high society.
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C.
Maria's Lovers
Maria's Lovers is a 1984 American romantic drama film directed by Andrei Konchalovsky that explores the emotional turmoil of a World War II veteran and the woman he loves in a small Pennsylvania town.
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D.
The Wife’s Secret
The Wife’s Secret is a psychological suspense novel by British author Caroline England that explores hidden pasts and buried family secrets.
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E.
The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit
The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit is an 1882 oil painting by John Singer Sargent that portrays the four young daughters of a wealthy American family in a strikingly unconventional, psychologically complex interior scene.
- 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 Affairs of Martha Target entity description: The Affairs of Martha is a 1942 American romantic comedy film centered on the humorous complications that arise when a maid’s secret engagement to the son of her wealthy employers is exposed.
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A.
The Affairs of Susan
The Affairs of Susan is a 1945 romantic comedy film starring Joan Fontaine as a woman whose former lovers recount differing versions of her personality and past.
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B.
The Affected Ladies
The Affected Ladies is an English title for Molière’s one-act satirical comedy that mocks the pretentiousness and affectations of certain Parisian women in 17th-century high society.
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C.
Maria's Lovers
Maria's Lovers is a 1984 American romantic drama film directed by Andrei Konchalovsky that explores the emotional turmoil of a World War II veteran and the woman he loves in a small Pennsylvania town.
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D.
The Wife’s Secret
The Wife’s Secret is a psychological suspense novel by British author Caroline England that explores hidden pasts and buried family secrets.
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E.
The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit
The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit is an 1882 oil painting by John Singer Sargent that portrays the four young daughters of a wealthy American family in a strikingly unconventional, psychologically complex interior scene.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Once Upon a Thursday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | story "We’re Not Married" by Gina Kaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Anders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jeffrey Sommerfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Martha Lindstrom NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Sommerfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Sophia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Charles Lawton Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Jules Dassin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Loew's Inc.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editor | Elmo Veron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Culver City, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
romance film ⓘ romantic comedy ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
class differences
ⓘ
secret engagement ⓘ servant–employer relationships ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Martha Lindstrom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | maid ⓘ |
| musicBy | David Snell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A maid’s secret engagement to the son of her wealthy employers is exposed, causing humorous complications. ⓘ |
| producer | Hunt Stromberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1942-06-12 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 68 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Anita Loos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gina Kaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | contemporary to early 1940s ⓘ |
| starred |
Allyn Joslyn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alma Kruger NERFINISHED ⓘ Marjorie Gateson NERFINISHED ⓘ Marjorie Main NERFINISHED ⓘ Marsha Hunt NERFINISHED ⓘ Melville Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Ainley NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Carlson NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia Weidler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Affairs of Martha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Affairs of Martha Description of subject: The Affairs of Martha is a 1942 American romantic comedy film centered on the humorous complications that arise when a maid’s secret engagement to the son of her wealthy employers is exposed.
Referenced by (3)
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