Tip on a Dead Jockey
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Tip on a Dead Jockey is a 1957 American drama film, based on a short story by Irwin Shaw, that follows an ex–Air Force pilot drawn into smuggling and crime in postwar Madrid.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tip on a Dead Jockey canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10808588 — 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: Tip on a Dead Jockey Context triple: [Gia Scala, notableWork, Tip on a Dead Jockey]
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A.
The Last Night of a Jockey
"The Last Night of a Jockey" is an episode of the classic television anthology series The Twilight Zone, centered on a disgraced jockey who is granted a wish with unforeseen consequences.
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B.
Bringing Down the Horse
Bringing Down the Horse is the 1996 breakthrough album by American rock band The Wallflowers, featuring Jakob Dylan and known for hits like "One Headlight."
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C.
Southern Donkey Colt
Southern Donkey Colt is the traditional name for the star Asellus Australis in the constellation Cancer, associated with the image of a young donkey in classical astronomy.
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D.
The Saddle Buster
The Saddle Buster is a Western film featuring actor Tom Keene in a leading role.
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E.
Thoroughbreds Don’t Cry
Thoroughbreds Don’t Cry is a 1937 MGM musical drama film starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland in their first screen pairing, set in the world of horse racing.
- 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: Tip on a Dead Jockey Target entity description: Tip on a Dead Jockey is a 1957 American drama film, based on a short story by Irwin Shaw, that follows an ex–Air Force pilot drawn into smuggling and crime in postwar Madrid.
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A.
The Last Night of a Jockey
"The Last Night of a Jockey" is an episode of the classic television anthology series The Twilight Zone, centered on a disgraced jockey who is granted a wish with unforeseen consequences.
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B.
Bringing Down the Horse
Bringing Down the Horse is the 1996 breakthrough album by American rock band The Wallflowers, featuring Jakob Dylan and known for hits like "One Headlight."
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C.
Southern Donkey Colt
Southern Donkey Colt is the traditional name for the star Asellus Australis in the constellation Cancer, associated with the image of a young donkey in classical astronomy.
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D.
The Saddle Buster
The Saddle Buster is a Western film featuring actor Tom Keene in a leading role.
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E.
Thoroughbreds Don’t Cry
Thoroughbreds Don’t Cry is a 1937 MGM musical drama film starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland in their first screen pairing, set in the world of horse racing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Irwin Shaw ⓘ |
| basedOn | Tip on a Dead Jockey ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkType | short story ⓘ |
| castMember |
Dorothy Malone
ⓘ
Gia Scala ⓘ Jack Lord ⓘ Marcel Dalio ⓘ Martin Gabel ⓘ Robert Taylor ⓘ |
| cinematographer | George J. Folsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityOfSetting | Madrid ⓘ |
| composer | Miklós Rózsa ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| countryOfSetting | Spain ⓘ |
| director | Richard Thorpe ⓘ |
| distributor |
Loew's Inc.
ⓘ
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editor | Gene Ruggiero ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| follows | ex–Air Force pilot drawn into smuggling and crime ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| leadActor | Robert Taylor ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Edmund Grainger ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDate | September 1957 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 93 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Charles Lederer
ⓘ
Irwin Shaw ⓘ |
| subject |
crime
ⓘ
postwar trauma ⓘ smuggling ⓘ war veterans ⓘ |
| timeOfSetting | post-World War II era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tip on a Dead Jockey Description of subject: Tip on a Dead Jockey is a 1957 American drama film, based on a short story by Irwin Shaw, that follows an ex–Air Force pilot drawn into smuggling and crime in postwar Madrid.
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