White Cargo
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White Cargo is a 1942 Hollywood drama film best known for starring Hedy Lamarr in one of her most iconic and controversial roles.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| White Cargo canonical | 1 |
| White Cargo (1942 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5139696 — 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: White Cargo Context triple: [Hedy Lamarr, notableWork, White Cargo]
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A.
The Pillage
The Pillage is the 1998 debut solo studio album by Wu-Tang Clan affiliate Cappadonna, known for its gritty East Coast hip-hop sound and strong ties to the Wu-Tang collective.
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B.
Le Convoyeur
Le Convoyeur is a 2004 French thriller film about an armored truck company plagued by violent robberies, which later served as the basis for Guy Ritchie's film Wrath of Man.
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C.
Unternehmen Blau
Unternehmen Blau was the German Wehrmacht’s 1942 summer offensive on the Eastern Front aimed at capturing the Soviet Union’s southern oil fields and the city of Stalingrad.
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D.
The Smugglers
The Smugglers is a missing 1966 Doctor Who serial featuring the First Doctor in a historical adventure involving pirates and hidden treasure in 17th-century Cornwall.
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E.
The Wagonmasters
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- 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: White Cargo Target entity description: White Cargo is a 1942 Hollywood drama film best known for starring Hedy Lamarr in one of her most iconic and controversial roles.
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A.
The Pillage
The Pillage is the 1998 debut solo studio album by Wu-Tang Clan affiliate Cappadonna, known for its gritty East Coast hip-hop sound and strong ties to the Wu-Tang collective.
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B.
Le Convoyeur
Le Convoyeur is a 2004 French thriller film about an armored truck company plagued by violent robberies, which later served as the basis for Guy Ritchie's film Wrath of Man.
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C.
Unternehmen Blau
Unternehmen Blau was the German Wehrmacht’s 1942 summer offensive on the Eastern Front aimed at capturing the Soviet Union’s southern oil fields and the city of Stalingrad.
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D.
The Smugglers
The Smugglers is a missing 1966 Doctor Who serial featuring the First Doctor in a historical adventure involving pirates and hidden treasure in 17th-century Cornwall.
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E.
The Wagonmasters
The Wagonmasters were the longtime backing band for country music star Porter Wagoner, known for supporting his performances on stage and television.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
novel "Hell's Playground"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
play "White Cargo" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor |
Idwal Jones
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leon Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Bramwell Fletcher
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clyde Cook NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Hedy Lamarr NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry O'Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ Laraine Day NERFINISHED ⓘ Leo G. Carroll NERFINISHED ⓘ Reginald Owen NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Carlson NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Pidgeon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| censorshipContext | Hollywood Production Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Dennis Carson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Skipper Horn NERFINISHED ⓘ Tondelayo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Harold Rosson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Richard Thorpe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editor | Frank E. Hull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
|
| format | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasControversialElements |
racial stereotypes
ⓘ
sexualized depiction of African woman ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Hedy Lamarr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walter Pidgeon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Bronislau Kaper
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Herbert Stothart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
colonial exploitation
ⓘ
destructive romance ⓘ |
| notableFor | iconic role of Hedy Lamarr as Tondelayo ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | interracial attraction under Hollywood Production Code constraints ⓘ |
| producer | Pandro S. Berman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| productionStudioLot | MGM Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 89 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Leon Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British colony ⓘ |
| title | White Cargo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: White Cargo Description of subject: White Cargo is a 1942 Hollywood drama film best known for starring Hedy Lamarr in one of her most iconic and controversial roles.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
White Cargo (1942 film)