Golden Boy (1939 film)
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Golden Boy (1939 film) is a drama starring William Holden as a talented but conflicted young violinist who turns to boxing for fame and fortune, exploring themes of ambition, integrity, and the cost of success.
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| Golden Boy (1939 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13934763 — 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)
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Target entity: Golden Boy (1939 film) Context triple: [Golden Boy, adaptedInto, Golden Boy (1939 film)]
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Golden Boy (1968 film)
Golden Boy (1968 film) is a 1968 television adaptation of Clifford Odets' play about a young boxer torn between his talent for music and the lure of prizefighting.
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Golden Boy (TV series)
Golden Boy is an American crime drama television series that follows the rapid rise of an ambitious young New York City police officer from rookie to police commissioner.
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The Goldwyn Girls
The Goldwyn Girls were a glamorous chorus line of singing and dancing women featured in numerous Samuel Goldwyn musical films of the 1930s and 1940s, often serving as a launching pad for future Hollywood stars.
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Golden Boy (Broadway musical)
Golden Boy is a 1964 Broadway musical adaptation of Clifford Odets' play, best known for starring Sammy Davis Jr. in a groundbreaking role that addressed race, ambition, and identity.
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The Girl of the Golden West (1938 film)
The Girl of the Golden West (1938 film) is a 1938 MGM musical Western starring Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, adapted from David Belasco’s play and Puccini’s opera about a saloonkeeper’s romance during the California Gold Rush.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Golden Boy (1939 film) Target entity description: Golden Boy (1939 film) is a drama starring William Holden as a talented but conflicted young violinist who turns to boxing for fame and fortune, exploring themes of ambition, integrity, and the cost of success.
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A.
Golden Boy (1968 film)
Golden Boy (1968 film) is a 1968 television adaptation of Clifford Odets' play about a young boxer torn between his talent for music and the lure of prizefighting.
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B.
Golden Boy (TV series)
Golden Boy is an American crime drama television series that follows the rapid rise of an ambitious young New York City police officer from rookie to police commissioner.
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C.
The Goldwyn Girls
The Goldwyn Girls were a glamorous chorus line of singing and dancing women featured in numerous Samuel Goldwyn musical films of the 1930s and 1940s, often serving as a launching pad for future Hollywood stars.
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D.
Golden Boy (Broadway musical)
Golden Boy is a 1964 Broadway musical adaptation of Clifford Odets' play, best known for starring Sammy Davis Jr. in a groundbreaking role that addressed race, ambition, and identity.
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E.
The Girl of the Golden West (1938 film)
The Girl of the Golden West (1938 film) is a 1938 MGM musical Western starring Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, adapted from David Belasco’s play and Puccini’s opera about a saloonkeeper’s romance during the California Gold Rush.
- F. None of above. chosen
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