Sullivan's Travels
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Sullivan's Travels is a 1941 satirical comedy-drama film directed by Preston Sturges that follows a Hollywood director who goes undercover as a hobo to learn about poverty and social hardship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sullivan's Travels canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1416105 — 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: Sullivan's Travels Context triple: [Veronica Lake, notableWork, Sullivan's Travels]
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A.
The Great Dictator
The Great Dictator is a 1940 satirical comedy film written, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin that boldly parodies Adolf Hitler and fascism.
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B.
Bringing Up Baby
Bringing Up Baby is a classic 1938 screwball comedy film starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant, renowned for its fast-paced farce, witty dialogue, and influential place in Hollywood comedy history.
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C.
The Magnificent Ambersons
The Magnificent Ambersons is a 1942 Orson Welles film adaptation of Booth Tarkington’s novel, chronicling the decline of a wealthy Midwestern family amid the rise of industrialization.
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D.
The Philadelphia Story
The Philadelphia Story is a classic 1939 romantic comedy play by Philip Barry, best known through its acclaimed 1940 film adaptation starring Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and James Stewart.
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E.
It Happened One Night
It Happened One Night is a classic 1934 romantic comedy film directed by Frank Capra, celebrated for its witty dialogue, influential screwball style, and Academy Award–winning performances by Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert.
- 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: Sullivan's Travels Target entity description: Sullivan's Travels is a 1941 satirical comedy-drama film directed by Preston Sturges that follows a Hollywood director who goes undercover as a hobo to learn about poverty and social hardship.
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A.
The Great Dictator
The Great Dictator is a 1940 satirical comedy film written, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin that boldly parodies Adolf Hitler and fascism.
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B.
Bringing Up Baby
Bringing Up Baby is a classic 1938 screwball comedy film starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant, renowned for its fast-paced farce, witty dialogue, and influential place in Hollywood comedy history.
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C.
The Magnificent Ambersons
The Magnificent Ambersons is a 1942 Orson Welles film adaptation of Booth Tarkington’s novel, chronicling the decline of a wealthy Midwestern family amid the rise of industrialization.
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D.
The Philadelphia Story
The Philadelphia Story is a classic 1939 romantic comedy play by Philip Barry, best known through its acclaimed 1940 film adaptation starring Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and James Stewart.
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E.
It Happened One Night
It Happened One Night is a classic 1934 romantic comedy film directed by Frank Capra, celebrated for its witty dialogue, influential screwball style, and Academy Award–winning performances by Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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satirical comedy-drama film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| character |
John L. Sullivan
ⓘ
The Girl ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | John F. Seitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Preston Sturges ⓘ |
| distributedInFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Stuart Gilmore ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
drama ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| influenced | later films about filmmakers and Hollywood self-critique ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor | Joel McCrea ⓘ |
| leadActress | Veronica Lake ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
social commentary on poverty and class
ⓘ
the purpose of comedy and entertainment ⓘ |
| message | emphasizes the value of laughter and entertainment for people in hardship ⓘ |
| musicBy | Charles Bradshaw ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | director disguises himself as a tramp to research a serious social film ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of slapstick comedy and serious social themes
ⓘ
self-reflexive depiction of Hollywood filmmaking ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A successful Hollywood director goes undercover as a hobo to experience poverty and social hardship firsthand. ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 90 ⓘ |
| setting |
Hollywood
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various locations across the United States during the Great Depression era ⓘ |
| stars |
Almira Sessions
ⓘ
Eric Blore ⓘ Franklin Pangborn ⓘ Joel McCrea ⓘ Porter Hall ⓘ Robert Warwick ⓘ Veronica Lake ⓘ William Demarest ⓘ |
| studioSystemEra |
Hollywood Golden Age
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surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
|
| timePeriodDepicted |
Great Depression
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surface form:
Great Depression era United States
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| titleOrigin | plays on the title of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels ⓘ |
| writer | Preston Sturges ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sullivan's Travels Description of subject: Sullivan's Travels is a 1941 satirical comedy-drama film directed by Preston Sturges that follows a Hollywood director who goes undercover as a hobo to learn about poverty and social hardship.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Veronica Lake