The Big Street
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The Big Street is a 1942 romantic drama film starring Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball, based on a Damon Runyon story and noted for Ball’s acclaimed dramatic performance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Big Street canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11745029 — 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 Big Street Context triple: [Lorraine Miller, notableWork, The Big Street]
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A.
Big Street
Big Street is a notable thoroughfare in the historic Triplicane neighborhood of Chennai, India, known for its dense residential and commercial activity.
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B.
The Street
The Street is a British television drama series known for its gritty, character-driven stories set in a working-class neighborhood.
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C.
The Street
The Street is a 1946 novel by Ann Petry that powerfully portrays the struggles of a Black woman facing racism, sexism, and poverty in Harlem.
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D.
Stories of the Street
"Stories of the Street" is a reflective, poetic song by Leonard Cohen that appears on his debut album, blending melancholic lyrics with folk-inspired melodies.
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E.
Down on the Street
"Down on the Street" is a raw, hard-driving proto-punk song by The Stooges, known for its gritty energy and influential role in shaping punk rock.
- 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 Big Street Target entity description: The Big Street is a 1942 romantic drama film starring Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball, based on a Damon Runyon story and noted for Ball’s acclaimed dramatic performance.
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A.
Big Street
Big Street is a notable thoroughfare in the historic Triplicane neighborhood of Chennai, India, known for its dense residential and commercial activity.
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B.
The Street
The Street is a British television drama series known for its gritty, character-driven stories set in a working-class neighborhood.
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C.
The Street
The Street is a 1946 novel by Ann Petry that powerfully portrays the struggles of a Black woman facing racism, sexism, and poverty in Harlem.
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D.
Stories of the Street
"Stories of the Street" is a reflective, poetic song by Leonard Cohen that appears on his debut album, blending melancholic lyrics with folk-inspired melodies.
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E.
Down on the Street
"Down on the Street" is a raw, hard-driving proto-punk song by The Stooges, known for its gritty energy and influential role in shaping punk rock.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
romantic drama film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Damon Runyon short story "Little Pinks"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
story by Damon Runyon ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Nicholas Musuraca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Irving Reis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | RKO Radio Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Theron Warth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
|
| featuresTheme |
class differences
ⓘ
devotion ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
romance film ⓘ romantic drama ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Augustus "Little Pinks" Pinkerton II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gloria Lyons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormat | theatrical feature film ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | adaptation of short fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | Roy Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
Miami
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | Lucille Ball’s dramatic performance ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | American romantic drama cinema of the 1940s ⓘ |
| portrays | waiter devoted to a nightclub singer ⓘ |
| producer | Pandro S. Berman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1942-08-13 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 91 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Leonard Spigelgass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| starring |
Agnes Moorehead
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Barton MacLane NERFINISHED ⓘ Eugene Pallette NERFINISHED ⓘ George Cleveland NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Fonda NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucille Ball NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Levene NERFINISHED ⓘ William T. Orr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Big Street Description of subject: The Big Street is a 1942 romantic drama film starring Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball, based on a Damon Runyon story and noted for Ball’s acclaimed dramatic performance.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.