Union Depot
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"Union Depot" is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Joan Blondell, set around the intersecting lives of characters in a bustling train station.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Union Depot canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10895671 — 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: Union Depot Context triple: [Alfred E. Green, notableWork, Union Depot]
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A.
Union Depot station
Union Depot station is a major multimodal transit hub in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving light rail, intercity trains, and buses.
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Union Station
Union Station is a historic former railroad terminal in St. Louis that has been transformed into a mixed-use complex featuring attractions, dining, and entertainment.
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Union Station
Union Station is a renowned American bluegrass and country band best known for its long-running collaboration with Alison Krauss and its virtuosic acoustic instrumentation.
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Union Station
Union Station is the main railway station and a historic transportation hub in downtown Los Angeles, renowned for its Mission Revival and Art Deco architecture.
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Union Station
Union Station is a historic train station and transportation hub in Worcester, Massachusetts, known for its grand Beaux-Arts architecture and role as a key gateway to the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Union Depot Target entity description: "Union Depot" is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Joan Blondell, set around the intersecting lives of characters in a bustling train station.
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A.
Union Depot station
Union Depot station is a major multimodal transit hub in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving light rail, intercity trains, and buses.
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Union Station
Union Station is a historic former railroad terminal in St. Louis that has been transformed into a mixed-use complex featuring attractions, dining, and entertainment.
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C.
Union Station
Union Station is the main railway station and a historic transportation hub in downtown Los Angeles, renowned for its Mission Revival and Art Deco architecture.
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Union Station
Union Station is a historic train station and transportation hub in Worcester, Massachusetts, known for its grand Beaux-Arts architecture and role as a key gateway to the city.
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Union Station
Union Station is a historic train station name commonly used for major passenger rail terminals in several North American cities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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drama film ⓘ film ⓘ pre-Code film ⓘ |
| basedOn | play by Joe Laurie Jr., Gene Fowler, and Douglas Durkin ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Sol Polito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dialogueLanguage | English ⓘ |
| director | Alfred E. Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Warner Bros. Pictures
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surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| editedBy | George Marks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | pre-Code Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType |
chorus girl
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conductor ⓘ forger ⓘ hobo ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasSettingPeriod | early 1930s ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
chance encounters
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crime ⓘ deception ⓘ romance ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joan Blondell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Leo F. Forbstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | intersecting lives of characters in a bustling train station ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | pre-Code Warner Bros. filmography ⓘ |
| producer |
Darryl F. Zanuck
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hal B. Wallis ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1932-01-14 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1932 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 67 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Douglas Durkin
NERFINISHED
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Gene Fowler NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Laurie Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Union Depot train terminal
NERFINISHED
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train station ⓘ |
| starring |
Alan Hale Sr.
NERFINISHED
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Claire Dodd NERFINISHED ⓘ David Landau NERFINISHED ⓘ Douglas Fairbanks Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank McHugh NERFINISHED ⓘ George Rosener NERFINISHED ⓘ Guy Kibbee NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Blondell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Union Depot Description of subject: "Union Depot" is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Joan Blondell, set around the intersecting lives of characters in a bustling train station.
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