Only Angels Have Wings
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Only Angels Have Wings is a 1939 adventure drama film directed by Howard Hawks, centered on a group of mail pilots facing perilous flying conditions in a remote South American town.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Only Angels Have Wings canonical | 9 |
| Kid Dabb in Only Angels Have Wings | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T821061 — 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: Only Angels Have Wings Context triple: [Howard Hawks, notableWork, Only Angels Have Wings]
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A.
Wind Beneath My Wings
"Wind Beneath My Wings" is a popular power ballad best known from Bette Midler’s Grammy-winning rendition featured in the 1988 film *Beaches*.
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B.
Sweet Little Angel
"Sweet Little Angel" is a classic blues song popularized by B.B. King, renowned for its expressive guitar work and emotional vocal delivery.
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C.
Snow Angels
Snow Angels is a 2007 American drama film, directed by David Gordon Green and based on Stewart O'Nan's novel, that interweaves the lives of several small-town characters in the wake of a tragic event.
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D.
Angel (Interlude)
"Angel (Interlude)" is a brief R&B/soul track by John Legend featured on his 2013 album *Love in the Future*.
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E.
Under a Wing
"Under a Wing" is a memoir by Reeve Lindbergh reflecting on her childhood and family life as the daughter of famed aviator Charles Lindbergh and writer Anne Morrow Lindbergh.
- 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: Only Angels Have Wings Target entity description: Only Angels Have Wings is a 1939 adventure drama film directed by Howard Hawks, centered on a group of mail pilots facing perilous flying conditions in a remote South American town.
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A.
Wind Beneath My Wings
"Wind Beneath My Wings" is a popular power ballad best known from Bette Midler’s Grammy-winning rendition featured in the 1988 film *Beaches*.
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B.
Sweet Little Angel
"Sweet Little Angel" is a classic blues song popularized by B.B. King, renowned for its expressive guitar work and emotional vocal delivery.
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C.
Snow Angels
Snow Angels is a 2007 American drama film, directed by David Gordon Green and based on Stewart O'Nan's novel, that interweaves the lives of several small-town characters in the wake of a tragic event.
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D.
Angel (Interlude)
"Angel (Interlude)" is a brief R&B/soul track by John Legend featured on his 2013 album *Love in the Future*.
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E.
Under a Wing
"Under a Wing" is a memoir by Reeve Lindbergh reflecting on her childhood and family life as the daughter of famed aviator Charles Lindbergh and writer Anne Morrow Lindbergh.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
adventure film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Joseph Walker ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Howard Hawks ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Viola Lawrence ⓘ |
| filmEditingStyle | classical Hollywood cinema ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ |
| hasAviationElement |
airmail service
ⓘ
mountain flying ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
duty versus personal safety
ⓘ
professional honor ⓘ romantic relationships under pressure ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Bat MacPherson
ⓘ
Bonnie Lee ⓘ Geoff Carter ⓘ Judy MacPherson ⓘ |
| musicBy | Dimitri Tiomkin ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
professional camaraderie among pilots
ⓘ
risk and responsibility in aviation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of hazardous airmail flying
ⓘ
early major role for Rita Hayworth ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A group of mail pilots face dangerous flying conditions operating an airmail service in a remote South American town. ⓘ |
| producer | Howard Hawks ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| productionStudioLot |
Columbia Pictures
ⓘ
surface form:
Columbia Pictures studios
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| releaseDecade | 1930s American cinema ⓘ |
| releaseType | theatrical release ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 121 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Howard Hawks
ⓘ
Jules Furthman ⓘ |
| setIn | fictional South American town ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| soundFilm | true ⓘ |
| starring |
Cary Grant
ⓘ
Jean Arthur ⓘ Richard Barthelmess ⓘ Rita Hayworth ⓘ Sig Ruman ⓘ Thomas Mitchell ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Only Angels Have Wings Description of subject: Only Angels Have Wings is a 1939 adventure drama film directed by Howard Hawks, centered on a group of mail pilots facing perilous flying conditions in a remote South American town.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Howard Hawks
this entity surface form:
Kid Dabb in Only Angels Have Wings
subject surface form:
Jules Furthman