Captain Carey, U.S.A.
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Captain Carey, U.S.A. is a 1950 American crime drama film best known for its post–World War II revenge plot and the Oscar-winning song "Mona Lisa."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Captain Carey, U.S.A. canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4347314 — 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: Captain Carey, U.S.A. Context triple: [Wanda Hendrix, workedOn, Captain Carey, U.S.A.]
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A.
The Captain
The Captain is the English translation of the Spanish name "El Capitan," famously associated with the iconic granite monolith in Yosemite National Park.
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B.
The Captain
The Captain is the famous nickname of Derek Jeter, the longtime New York Yankees shortstop and team leader renowned for his clutch performances and five World Series titles.
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C.
The Captain
The Captain is the famous nickname of Willis Reed, the Hall of Fame center and emotional leader of the New York Knicks dynasty of the early 1970s.
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D.
The Captain
The Captain is the famous nickname of Steve Yzerman, the longtime Detroit Red Wings star and Hall of Fame center renowned for his leadership and three Stanley Cup championships.
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E.
Capitão
Capitão is a mid-level commissioned officer rank in the Portuguese Armed Forces, roughly equivalent to a captain in many other NATO militaries.
- 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: Captain Carey, U.S.A. Target entity description: Captain Carey, U.S.A. is a 1950 American crime drama film best known for its post–World War II revenge plot and the Oscar-winning song "Mona Lisa."
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A.
The Captain
The Captain is the English translation of the Spanish name "El Capitan," famously associated with the iconic granite monolith in Yosemite National Park.
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B.
The Captain
The Captain is the famous nickname of Derek Jeter, the longtime New York Yankees shortstop and team leader renowned for his clutch performances and five World Series titles.
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C.
The Captain
The Captain is the famous nickname of Willis Reed, the Hall of Fame center and emotional leader of the New York Knicks dynasty of the early 1970s.
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D.
The Captain
The Captain is the famous nickname of Steve Yzerman, the longtime Detroit Red Wings star and Hall of Fame center renowned for his leadership and three Stanley Cup championships.
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E.
Capitão
Capitão is a mid-level commissioned officer rank in the Portuguese Armed Forces, roughly equivalent to a captain in many other NATO militaries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime drama film
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film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award for Best Original Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1951 Academy Awards for Best Original Song ⓘ |
| basedOn |
After Midnight
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
novel by Martha Albrand ⓘ |
| characterName | Captain Webster Carey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | John F. Seitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Mitchell Leisen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedInFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Alma Macrorie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | classic Hollywood cinema ⓘ |
| featuresSong | Mona Lisa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmRatingSystem | pre-MPAA ratings era ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
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drama film ⓘ mystery film ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | Captain Carey, USA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleSong | Mona Lisa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Hugo Friedhofer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
betrayal
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revenge ⓘ war aftermath ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Academy Award–winning song "Mona Lisa"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
post–World War II revenge plot ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portraysCharacter | Alan Ladd as Captain Webster Carey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Richard Maibaum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1950-02-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 82 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Charles Marquis Warren
NERFINISHED
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Valentine Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | post–World War II ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| songComposer | Jay Livingston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| songLyricist | Ray Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Alan Ladd
NERFINISHED
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Francis Lederer NERFINISHED ⓘ Harold Vermilyea NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Calleia NERFINISHED ⓘ Wanda Hendrix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Captain Carey, U.S.A. Description of subject: Captain Carey, U.S.A. is a 1950 American crime drama film best known for its post–World War II revenge plot and the Oscar-winning song "Mona Lisa."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.