The Shining Hour (1938 film)
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The Shining Hour (1938 film) is an American romantic drama directed by Frank Borzage, starring Joan Crawford as a nightclub dancer who marries into a wealthy family, leading to intense emotional conflict and tragedy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Shining Hour (1938 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11135636 — 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: The Shining Hour (1938 film) Context triple: [Leon Gordon, workedOn, The Shining Hour (1938 film)]
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A.
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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B.
The Thirteenth Hour (1947 film)
The Thirteenth Hour is a 1947 American mystery thriller film featuring Richard Dix in one of his later screen roles.
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C.
Hell of a Night
"Hell of a Night" is a dark, atmospheric hip-hop track by Travis Scott from his debut mixtape Owl Pharaoh, showcasing his early experimental sound and moody production.
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D.
The Fall of the House of Usher (1960 film)
The Fall of the House of Usher (1960 film) is a gothic horror movie directed by Roger Corman, loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe’s short story and noted for its atmospheric visuals and Vincent Price’s performance.
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E.
Hour of the Wolf
Hour of the Wolf is a 1968 Swedish psychological horror film directed by Ingmar Bergman, renowned for its surreal exploration of fear, madness, and artistic torment.
- 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 Shining Hour (1938 film) Target entity description: The Shining Hour (1938 film) is an American romantic drama directed by Frank Borzage, starring Joan Crawford as a nightclub dancer who marries into a wealthy family, leading to intense emotional conflict and tragedy.
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A.
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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B.
The Thirteenth Hour (1947 film)
The Thirteenth Hour is a 1947 American mystery thriller film featuring Richard Dix in one of his later screen roles.
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C.
Hell of a Night
"Hell of a Night" is a dark, atmospheric hip-hop track by Travis Scott from his debut mixtape Owl Pharaoh, showcasing his early experimental sound and moody production.
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D.
The Fall of the House of Usher (1960 film)
The Fall of the House of Usher (1960 film) is a gothic horror movie directed by Roger Corman, loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe’s short story and noted for its atmospheric visuals and Vincent Price’s performance.
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E.
Hour of the Wolf
Hour of the Wolf is a 1968 Swedish psychological horror film directed by Ingmar Bergman, renowned for its surreal exploration of fear, madness, and artistic torment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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romantic drama film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Shining Hour (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Keith Winter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | George J. Folsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| director | Frank Borzage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| distributor | Loew's Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Blanche Sewell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresPerformer |
Fay Bainter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hattie McDaniel NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Crawford NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Sullavan NERFINISHED ⓘ Melvyn Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre |
melodrama
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romantic drama ⓘ |
| leadCharacterOccupation | nightclub dancer ⓘ |
| leadCharacterPortrayedBy | Joan Crawford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Edward Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
class conflict
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family tension ⓘ marital conflict ⓘ |
| narrativeTone | tragic ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfFilmographyOf |
Fay Bainter
NERFINISHED
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Frank Borzage NERFINISHED ⓘ Hattie McDaniel NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Crawford NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Sullavan NERFINISHED ⓘ Melvyn Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Hunt Stromberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 76 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Hugh Herbert
NERFINISHED
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Margaret Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | contemporary to 1930s ⓘ |
| starring |
Fay Bainter
NERFINISHED
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Hattie McDaniel NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Crawford NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Sullavan NERFINISHED ⓘ Melvyn Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starSystemEra | Classical Hollywood cinema ⓘ |
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Subject: The Shining Hour (1938 film) Description of subject: The Shining Hour (1938 film) is an American romantic drama directed by Frank Borzage, starring Joan Crawford as a nightclub dancer who marries into a wealthy family, leading to intense emotional conflict and tragedy.
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