St. Louis Blues (1929 short film)
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St. Louis Blues (1929 short film) is a musical short starring blues legend Bessie Smith, notable for its early cinematic portrayal of classic blues performance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| St. Louis Blues (1929 short film) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2875469 — 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: St. Louis Blues (1929 short film) Context triple: [Bessie Smith, featuredInFilm, St. Louis Blues (1929 short film)]
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A.
The Chaplin Revue
The Chaplin Revue is a 1959 compilation film in which Charlie Chaplin re-edited and scored several of his silent-era shorts for re-release with added sound and narration.
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B.
Chicago (1927 film)
Chicago (1927 film) is a silent crime-comedy drama based on Maurine Dallas Watkins' play about a woman who gains notoriety after being accused of murder, later inspiring the famous stage musical and its film adaptations.
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C.
Steamboat Willie
Steamboat Willie is a 1928 black-and-white animated short film that introduced Mickey Mouse to a wide audience and is celebrated as a landmark in synchronized sound animation.
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D.
Our Gang
Our Gang is a classic American series of short comedy films from the 1920s–1940s featuring a rotating cast of children known as "The Little Rascals," celebrated for its humorous and relatively naturalistic portrayal of kids.
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E.
That's All Folks!
"That's All Folks!" is the iconic closing catchphrase from Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons, famously associated with characters like Porky Pig.
- 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: St. Louis Blues (1929 short film) Target entity description: St. Louis Blues (1929 short film) is a musical short starring blues legend Bessie Smith, notable for its early cinematic portrayal of classic blues performance.
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A.
The Chaplin Revue
The Chaplin Revue is a 1959 compilation film in which Charlie Chaplin re-edited and scored several of his silent-era shorts for re-release with added sound and narration.
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B.
Chicago (1927 film)
Chicago (1927 film) is a silent crime-comedy drama based on Maurine Dallas Watkins' play about a woman who gains notoriety after being accused of murder, later inspiring the famous stage musical and its film adaptations.
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C.
Steamboat Willie
Steamboat Willie is a 1928 black-and-white animated short film that introduced Mickey Mouse to a wide audience and is celebrated as a landmark in synchronized sound animation.
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D.
Our Gang
Our Gang is a classic American series of short comedy films from the 1920s–1940s featuring a rotating cast of children known as "The Little Rascals," celebrated for its humorous and relatively naturalistic portrayal of kids.
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E.
That's All Folks!
"That's All Folks!" is the iconic closing catchphrase from Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons, famously associated with characters like Porky Pig.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
ⓘ
musical film ⓘ short film ⓘ |
| basedOn | song "St. Louis Blues" ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts | African American musical culture ⓘ |
| featuresMusicGenre | blues ⓘ |
| featuresPerformer | Bessie Smith ⓘ |
| featuresSong |
St. Louis Blues (song)
ⓘ
surface form:
"St. Louis Blues"
|
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre |
blues film
ⓘ
musical ⓘ short film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember | Bessie Smith ⓘ |
| hasOriginalReleaseDecade | 1920s ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | cinema ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early cinematic portrayal of blues music
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only known film appearance of Bessie Smith ⓘ |
| portrays | classic blues performance ⓘ |
| productionEra | early sound era ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1929 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 16 minutes ⓘ |
| songwriterOfFeaturedSong | W. C. Handy ⓘ |
| stars | Bessie Smith ⓘ |
| title | St. Louis Blues ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St. Louis Blues (1929 short film) Description of subject: St. Louis Blues (1929 short film) is a musical short starring blues legend Bessie Smith, notable for its early cinematic portrayal of classic blues performance.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.