Wee Willie Winkie
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Wee Willie Winkie is a 1937 American adventure drama film directed by John Ford and starring Shirley Temple, based loosely on a Rudyard Kipling story.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wee Willie Winkie canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11868990 — 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: Wee Willie Winkie Context triple: [Jack Pennick, appearedIn, Wee Willie Winkie]
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A.
Willie the Weeper
"Willie the Weeper" is a classic early jazz tune, popularized in the 1920s and known for its vivid, drug-themed storytelling and recordings by major jazz artists.
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B.
Willie the Giant
Willie the Giant is a large, comical giant character from Disney animation, best known for his appearances in classic films like "Mickey and the Beanstalk."
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C.
One-Eyed Willy
One-Eyed Willy is the legendary pirate whose hidden treasure drives the adventure in the 1985 film "The Goonies."
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D.
Wendy the Good Little Witch
Wendy the Good Little Witch is a friendly, child witch character from Harvey Comics known for her kind-hearted adventures and association with Casper the Friendly Ghost.
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E.
Br'er Rabbit
Br'er Rabbit is a clever, mischievous trickster figure from African American and Southern U.S. folklore, best known for outwitting more powerful opponents through his wit and cunning.
- 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: Wee Willie Winkie Target entity description: Wee Willie Winkie is a 1937 American adventure drama film directed by John Ford and starring Shirley Temple, based loosely on a Rudyard Kipling story.
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A.
Willie the Weeper
"Willie the Weeper" is a classic early jazz tune, popularized in the 1920s and known for its vivid, drug-themed storytelling and recordings by major jazz artists.
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B.
Willie the Giant
Willie the Giant is a large, comical giant character from Disney animation, best known for his appearances in classic films like "Mickey and the Beanstalk."
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C.
One-Eyed Willy
One-Eyed Willy is the legendary pirate whose hidden treasure drives the adventure in the 1985 film "The Goonies."
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D.
Wendy the Good Little Witch
Wendy the Good Little Witch is a friendly, child witch character from Harvey Comics known for her kind-hearted adventures and association with Casper the Friendly Ghost.
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E.
Br'er Rabbit
Br'er Rabbit is a clever, mischievous trickster figure from African American and Southern U.S. folklore, best known for outwitting more powerful opponents through his wit and cunning.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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adventure drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| adaptationType | loose adaptation ⓘ |
| basedOn | Wee Willie Winkie (short story) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Rudyard Kipling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Arthur C. Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | John Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributorCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Allen McNeil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Colonel Williams
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khoda Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ Priscilla Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergeant MacDuff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmEra | Golden Age of Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure film
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drama film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| hasFilmRatingSystem | Production Code era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor | Shirley Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadRoleName | Priscilla Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Alfred Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | military outpost ⓘ |
| notableFor | collaboration between John Ford and Shirley Temple ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Darryl F. Zanuck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1937-07-23 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1937 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 100 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Ernest Pascal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Julien Josephson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| sourceMaterialForm | short story ⓘ |
| sourceMaterialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| starring |
C. Aubrey Smith
NERFINISHED
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Cesar Romero NERFINISHED ⓘ Constance Collier NERFINISHED ⓘ June Lang NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Whalen NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirley Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor McLaglen NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie Fung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wee Willie Winkie Description of subject: Wee Willie Winkie is a 1937 American adventure drama film directed by John Ford and starring Shirley Temple, based loosely on a Rudyard Kipling story.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.