Broadway Melody of 1936
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Broadway Melody of 1936 is a 1935 MGM musical film featuring elaborate song-and-dance numbers, backstage showbiz drama, and early performances by stars like Eleanor Powell and Jack Benny.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Broadway Melody of 1936 canonical | 16 |
| The Broadway Melody of 1936 | 2 |
| 42nd Street | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4568812 — 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: Broadway Melody of 1936 Context triple: [You Are My Lucky Star, notableUseInFilm, Broadway Melody of 1936]
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A.
Broadway Melody of 1938
Broadway Melody of 1938 is a 1937 MGM musical film starring Eleanor Powell and Robert Taylor, known for its lavish song-and-dance numbers and place in the popular "Broadway Melody" film series.
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B.
Broadway Melody of 1940
Broadway Melody of 1940 is a classic Hollywood musical film best known for its sophisticated song-and-dance numbers and the celebrated pairing of Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell.
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C.
Broadway Melody
Broadway Melody is a landmark early sound musical film from 1929 that became one of Hollywood’s first major talking-picture hits and won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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D.
Footlight Parade
Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film starring James Cagney, celebrated for its elaborate Busby Berkeley-choreographed production numbers and backstage showbiz storyline.
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E.
Hollywood Revue of 1929
Hollywood Revue of 1929 is an early MGM musical revue film notable for its all-star cast, lavish song-and-dance numbers, and use of early sound technology during the transition from silent movies.
- 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: Broadway Melody of 1936 Target entity description: Broadway Melody of 1936 is a 1935 MGM musical film featuring elaborate song-and-dance numbers, backstage showbiz drama, and early performances by stars like Eleanor Powell and Jack Benny.
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A.
Broadway Melody of 1938
Broadway Melody of 1938 is a 1937 MGM musical film starring Eleanor Powell and Robert Taylor, known for its lavish song-and-dance numbers and place in the popular "Broadway Melody" film series.
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B.
Broadway Melody of 1940
Broadway Melody of 1940 is a classic Hollywood musical film best known for its sophisticated song-and-dance numbers and the celebrated pairing of Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell.
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C.
Broadway Melody
Broadway Melody is a landmark early sound musical film from 1929 that became one of Hollywood’s first major talking-picture hits and won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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D.
Footlight Parade
Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film starring James Cagney, celebrated for its elaborate Busby Berkeley-choreographed production numbers and backstage showbiz storyline.
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E.
Hollywood Revue of 1929
Hollywood Revue of 1929 is an early MGM musical revue film notable for its all-star cast, lavish song-and-dance numbers, and use of early sound technology during the transition from silent movies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
ⓘ
film ⓘ musical film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Joseph Ruttenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Roy Del Ruth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | Blanche Sewell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
|
| featuresCharacter |
Bert Keeler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irene Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresPerformer | Eleanor Powell tap dancing ⓘ |
| followedBy | Broadway Melody of 1938 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | The Broadway Melody NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
backstage musical
ⓘ
musical ⓘ |
| hasSong |
Broadway Rhythm
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
I’ve Got a Feelin’ You’re Foolin’ NERFINISHED ⓘ You Are My Lucky Star NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Arthur Freed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Nacio Herb Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ |
| notableFor |
backstage show business plot
ⓘ
elaborate song-and-dance numbers ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Broadway Melody film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | John W. Considine Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1935-08-30 ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 101 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Albert Hackett
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frances Goodrich NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry W. Conn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Broadway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| stars |
Buddy Ebsen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eleanor Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ Frances Langford NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Benny NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ Sid Silvers NERFINISHED ⓘ Una Merkel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyBy | Harry W. Conn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1930s show business ⓘ |
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Subject: Broadway Melody of 1936 Description of subject: Broadway Melody of 1936 is a 1935 MGM musical film featuring elaborate song-and-dance numbers, backstage showbiz drama, and early performances by stars like Eleanor Powell and Jack Benny.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
42nd Street
this entity surface form:
The Broadway Melody of 1936
this entity surface form:
The Broadway Melody of 1936