Road to Zanzibar
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Road to Zanzibar is a 1941 musical comedy film starring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope, known as one of the early entries in their popular "Road to..." film series.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Road to Zanzibar canonical | 8 |
| The Road to Zanzibar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4609390 — 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: Road to Zanzibar Context triple: [Road to Morocco, precededBy, Road to Zanzibar]
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A.
Out of Africa
Out of Africa is a 1985 romantic drama film set in colonial Kenya, best known for its sweeping cinematography, Oscar-winning acclaim, and Meryl Streep’s acclaimed performance.
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B.
Before We Were Free
Before We Were Free is a young adult historical novel by Julia Alvarez that follows a Dominican girl coming of age under Rafael Trujillo’s dictatorship.
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C.
Island in the Sun
"Island in the Sun" is a mellow, melodic pop-rock song by Weezer that became one of the band's most popular and enduring hits.
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D.
Island in the Sun
"Island in the Sun" is a 1957 calypso-style song by Harry Belafonte that became one of his signature hits and is closely associated with Caribbean themes and imagery.
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E.
The Quigley
The Quigley is a notorious water obstacle course at the U.S. Marine Corps Officer Candidates School, known for its muddy trenches, submerged passages, and physically demanding conditions.
- 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: Road to Zanzibar Target entity description: Road to Zanzibar is a 1941 musical comedy film starring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope, known as one of the early entries in their popular "Road to..." film series.
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A.
Out of Africa
Out of Africa is a 1985 romantic drama film set in colonial Kenya, best known for its sweeping cinematography, Oscar-winning acclaim, and Meryl Streep’s acclaimed performance.
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B.
Before We Were Free
Before We Were Free is a young adult historical novel by Julia Alvarez that follows a Dominican girl coming of age under Rafael Trujillo’s dictatorship.
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C.
Island in the Sun
"Island in the Sun" is a mellow, melodic pop-rock song by Weezer that became one of the band's most popular and enduring hits.
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D.
Island in the Sun
"Island in the Sun" is a 1957 calypso-style song by Harry Belafonte that became one of his signature hits and is closely associated with Caribbean themes and imagery.
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E.
The Quigley
The Quigley is a notorious water obstacle course at the U.S. Marine Corps Officer Candidates School, known for its muddy trenches, submerged passages, and physically demanding conditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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musical comedy film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original story by Sy Bartlett ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy |
Chuck Reardon – Bing Crosby
ⓘ
Donna Latour – Dorothy Lamour NERFINISHED ⓘ Fearless Frazier – Bob Hope NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia Quimby – Una Merkel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | William C. Mellor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Victor Schertzinger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | theatrical release in the United States ⓘ |
| editedBy | Dorothy Spencer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
|
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure comedy film
ⓘ
comedy film ⓘ musical film ⓘ |
| hasSongPerformanceBy |
Bing Crosby
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bob Hope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacter |
Chuck Reardon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fearless Frazier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | Approved (Production Code era) ⓘ |
| musicBy | Victor Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being an early entry in the Road to... film series
ⓘ
pairing Bing Crosby and Bob Hope in a comedy adventure setting ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Road to... film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Paul Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1941-04-11 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 91 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Don Hartman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frank Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesOrder | second film in the Road to... series ⓘ |
| setIn | Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Bing Crosby
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bob Hope NERFINISHED ⓘ Dorothy Lamour NERFINISHED ⓘ Eric Blore NERFINISHED ⓘ Una Merkel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyBy | Sy Bartlett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Road to Zanzibar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Road to Zanzibar Description of subject: Road to Zanzibar is a 1941 musical comedy film starring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope, known as one of the early entries in their popular "Road to..." film series.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Road to Zanzibar