The March of Time
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The March of Time was a pioneering American newsreel and radio documentary series known for its dramatized reenactments of current events and influential narrative style.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The March of Time canonical | 3 |
| The March of Time newsreel series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3170607 — 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: The March of Time Context triple: [Theme from "The March of Time", usedIn, The March of Time]
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A.
His Girl Friday
His Girl Friday is a classic 1940 screwball comedy film renowned for its rapid-fire dialogue, sharp wit, and influential take on gender roles in a fast-paced newsroom setting.
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B.
One of Ours
One of Ours is a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1922 novel by Willa Cather that follows a young Nebraskan man's search for purpose culminating in his experiences as a soldier in World War I.
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C.
Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent is a 1940 Alfred Hitchcock-directed spy thriller film set in Europe on the eve of World War II, known for its suspenseful set pieces and wartime propaganda themes.
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D.
The World of the Four Freedoms
The World of the Four Freedoms is a political and diplomatic study by U.S. statesman Sumner Welles that explores the principles and postwar vision embodied in Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms” doctrine.
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E.
On the Twentieth Century
On the Twentieth Century is a Tony-winning Broadway musical comedy by Cy Coleman, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green that satirizes show business and romance aboard a luxury train in the 1920s.
- 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 March of Time Target entity description: The March of Time was a pioneering American newsreel and radio documentary series known for its dramatized reenactments of current events and influential narrative style.
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A.
His Girl Friday
His Girl Friday is a classic 1940 screwball comedy film renowned for its rapid-fire dialogue, sharp wit, and influential take on gender roles in a fast-paced newsroom setting.
-
B.
One of Ours
One of Ours is a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1922 novel by Willa Cather that follows a young Nebraskan man's search for purpose culminating in his experiences as a soldier in World War I.
-
C.
Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent is a 1940 Alfred Hitchcock-directed spy thriller film set in Europe on the eve of World War II, known for its suspenseful set pieces and wartime propaganda themes.
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D.
The World of the Four Freedoms
The World of the Four Freedoms is a political and diplomatic study by U.S. statesman Sumner Welles that explores the principles and postwar vision embodied in Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms” doctrine.
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E.
On the Twentieth Century
On the Twentieth Century is a Tony-winning Broadway musical comedy by Cy Coleman, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green that satirizes show business and romance aboard a luxury train in the 1920s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
newsreel series
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radio documentary series ⓘ |
| awarded | Peabody Award ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coveredTopic |
World War II
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domestic American politics ⓘ international affairs ⓘ social issues ⓘ |
| creator |
Roy E. Larsen
ⓘ
Time Inc. ⓘ |
| distributor | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| endTime | 1951 ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| filmSeriesEndTime | 1951 ⓘ |
| filmSeriesStartTime | 1935 ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastOnRadio |
CBS Radio
ⓘ
surface form:
CBS Radio Network
NBC Blue Network ⓘ |
| firstFilmDistributor | First Division Pictures ⓘ |
| format | dramatized newsreel ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary
ⓘ
newsreel ⓘ radio documentary ⓘ |
| hasNotableNarrator | Westbrook Van Voorhis ⓘ |
| influenced |
documentary filmmaking
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radio documentary style ⓘ television newsmagazine format ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
radio ⓘ |
| narrationStyle | authoritative voice-of-God narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatized reenactments of current events
ⓘ
influential narrative style ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetworkRadio |
CBS
ⓘ
NBC Blue Network ⓘ
surface form:
NBC Blue
|
| producer | Time Inc. ⓘ |
| productionFrequency | monthly ⓘ |
| radioSeriesEndTime | 1945 ⓘ |
| radioSeriesStartTime | 1931 ⓘ |
| runningTimePerEpisode | approximately 20 minutes ⓘ |
| slogan | Time marches on! ⓘ |
| startTime | 1931 ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole | propaganda tool during World War II ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
movie theater audiences
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radio listeners in the United States ⓘ |
| usedTechnique |
location shooting
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reenactment of news events ⓘ studio dramatization ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
The March of Time newsreel series