Alice Adams (film)
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Alice Adams (film) is a 1935 American romantic drama starring Katharine Hepburn as a socially ambitious young woman striving to rise above her family's modest circumstances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alice Adams (film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4880231 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alice Adams (film) Context triple: [Booth Tarkington, adaptationOfWork, Alice Adams (film)]
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A.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is a classic 1939 American political drama film about an idealistic young senator who confronts corruption in the U.S. government.
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B.
Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib is a classic 1949 American romantic comedy film starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn as married lawyers who oppose each other in a high-profile court case about gender equality.
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C.
Citizen Ruth
Citizen Ruth is a 1996 satirical comedy-drama film about abortion politics in America, directed by Alexander Payne and starring Laura Dern as a troubled woman caught between pro-life and pro-choice activists.
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D.
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
The Unsinkable Molly Brown is a 1964 musical film in which Debbie Reynolds stars as the spirited Titanic survivor and socialite Margaret "Molly" Brown.
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E.
Andy Hardy’s Private Secretary
Andy Hardy’s Private Secretary is a 1941 American comedy film in the long-running Andy Hardy series, starring Mickey Rooney as the small-town teenager navigating romantic and family mishaps.
- 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: Alice Adams (film) Target entity description: Alice Adams (film) is a 1935 American romantic drama starring Katharine Hepburn as a socially ambitious young woman striving to rise above her family's modest circumstances.
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A.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is a classic 1939 American political drama film about an idealistic young senator who confronts corruption in the U.S. government.
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B.
Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib is a classic 1949 American romantic comedy film starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn as married lawyers who oppose each other in a high-profile court case about gender equality.
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C.
Citizen Ruth
Citizen Ruth is a 1996 satirical comedy-drama film about abortion politics in America, directed by Alexander Payne and starring Laura Dern as a troubled woman caught between pro-life and pro-choice activists.
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D.
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
The Unsinkable Molly Brown is a 1964 musical film in which Debbie Reynolds stars as the spirited Titanic survivor and socialite Margaret "Molly" Brown.
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E.
Andy Hardy’s Private Secretary
Andy Hardy’s Private Secretary is a 1941 American comedy film in the long-running Andy Hardy series, starring Mickey Rooney as the small-town teenager navigating romantic and family mishaps.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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romantic drama film ⓘ |
| academyAwardNomination |
Best Actress
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Best Picture ⓘ |
| basedOn | Alice Adams (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Booth Tarkington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestActressNominee | Katharine Hepburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| character |
Alice Adams
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arthur Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ Mildred Palmer NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgil Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Robert De Grasse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | George Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
RKO
NERFINISHED
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RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Jane Loring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
romance film ⓘ romantic drama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
family expectations
ⓘ
romantic aspiration ⓘ social class ⓘ |
| leadRole | Alice Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Roy Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Midwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| oscarNominated | true ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A socially ambitious young woman from a modest family attempts to improve her social standing and win the affection of a wealthy suitor. ⓘ |
| producer | Pandro S. Berman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | RKO Radio Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | 1935-08-15 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 99 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Dorothy Yost
NERFINISHED
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Jane Murfin NERFINISHED ⓘ Mortimer Offner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| starring |
Evelyn Venable
NERFINISHED
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Frank Albertson NERFINISHED ⓘ Fred MacMurray NERFINISHED ⓘ Fred Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ Hattie McDaniel NERFINISHED ⓘ Katharine Hepburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Alice Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alice Adams (film) Description of subject: Alice Adams (film) is a 1935 American romantic drama starring Katharine Hepburn as a socially ambitious young woman striving to rise above her family's modest circumstances.
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