The Sun Shines Bright
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The Sun Shines Bright is a 1953 American drama film directed by John Ford, adapted from Irvin S. Cobb stories and noted for its portrayal of small-town Southern life and themes of justice and reconciliation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Sun Shines Bright canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11869001 — 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 Sun Shines Bright Context triple: [Jack Pennick, appearedIn, The Sun Shines Bright]
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A.
The Sun Is Shining
"The Sun Is Shining" is a blues-influenced track recorded by Fleetwood Mac that appeared as the B-side to their 1968 single "Black Magic Woman."
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B.
Sunshine
"Sunshine" is a track by Pusha T from his 2015 prelude album *King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude*, known for its dark, politically charged lyricism and atmospheric production.
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C.
Sunshine
Sunshine is a song that forms part of the music release "Tender Lover."
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D.
Sunshine
"Sunshine" is a 2007 science fiction thriller film directed by Danny Boyle about a crew’s perilous mission to reignite the dying sun, featuring Cillian Murphy in a leading role.
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E.
Sunshine
"Sunshine" is a 1973 American made-for-television drama film, co-written by Carol Sobieski, about a young mother with terminal cancer who records audio diaries for her infant daughter.
- 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 Sun Shines Bright Target entity description: The Sun Shines Bright is a 1953 American drama film directed by John Ford, adapted from Irvin S. Cobb stories and noted for its portrayal of small-town Southern life and themes of justice and reconciliation.
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A.
The Sun Is Shining
"The Sun Is Shining" is a blues-influenced track recorded by Fleetwood Mac that appeared as the B-side to their 1968 single "Black Magic Woman."
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B.
Sunshine
"Sunshine" is a track by Pusha T from his 2015 prelude album *King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude*, known for its dark, politically charged lyricism and atmospheric production.
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C.
Sunshine
Sunshine is a song that forms part of the music release "Tender Lover."
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D.
Sunshine
"Sunshine" is a 2007 science fiction thriller film directed by Danny Boyle about a crew’s perilous mission to reignite the dying sun, featuring Cillian Murphy in a leading role.
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E.
Sunshine
"Sunshine" is the second studio album by British pop group S Club 7, featuring upbeat dance-pop tracks that helped cement their early-2000s chart success.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American drama film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Judge Priest stories
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stories by Irvin S. Cobb ⓘ |
| character |
Judge William Pittman Priest
ⓘ
linked to:
Judge William Priest
|
| colorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | John Ford ⓘ |
| directorOfPhotography | Archie Stout ⓘ |
| distributor | Republic Pictures ⓘ |
| follows | Judge Priest (1934 film) ⓘ |
| format | feature film ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
local politics
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mob justice ⓘ race relations in the American South ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
justice
ⓘ
reconciliation ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of lynch mob confrontation
ⓘ
revision of material from John Ford's earlier film Judge Priest ⓘ sympathetic portrayal of a Southern judge ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | John Ford filmography ⓘ |
| portrays | small-town Southern life ⓘ |
| producer | Republic Pictures ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Republic Pictures ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1953 ⓘ |
| releaseCountry |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| releaseYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 90 minutes ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Lamar Trotti ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | post-Reconstruction American South ⓘ |
| setInRegion | Kentucky ⓘ |
| stars |
Arleen Whelan
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Charles Winninger ⓘ Jane Darwell ⓘ John Russell ⓘ Russell Simpson ⓘ Stepin Fetchit ⓘ |
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Subject: The Sun Shines Bright Description of subject: The Sun Shines Bright is a 1953 American drama film directed by John Ford, adapted from Irvin S. Cobb stories and noted for its portrayal of small-town Southern life and themes of justice and reconciliation.
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