Whistling in Brooklyn
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Whistling in Brooklyn is a 1943 American comedy-mystery film in the "Whistling" series, featuring Red Skelton as radio detective Wally Benton entangled in a real-life crime case.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Whistling in Brooklyn canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5140681 — 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: Whistling in Brooklyn Context triple: [Rags Ragland, notableWork, Whistling in Brooklyn]
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A.
Going Back to Brooklyn
Going Back to Brooklyn is a folk album by American singer-songwriter Dave Van Ronk that showcases his distinctive storytelling and guitar style.
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B.
Room in Brooklyn
Room in Brooklyn is a 1932 painting by American realist artist Edward Hopper that depicts a solitary woman in a sparsely furnished interior, exemplifying his signature themes of urban isolation and quiet introspection.
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C.
Made in Brooklyn
Made in Brooklyn is the second solo studio album by Wu-Tang Clan member Masta Killa, showcasing his understated lyrical style over classic East Coast hip hop production.
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D.
The New Yorkers
The New Yorkers is a 1930 Broadway musical comedy with a score by Cole Porter, known for its satirical take on Prohibition-era New York high society.
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E.
Here Is New York
"Here Is New York" is a classic 1949 essay by E. B. White that offers a reflective, intimate portrait of New York City and its character in the mid-20th century.
- 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: Whistling in Brooklyn Target entity description: Whistling in Brooklyn is a 1943 American comedy-mystery film in the "Whistling" series, featuring Red Skelton as radio detective Wally Benton entangled in a real-life crime case.
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A.
Going Back to Brooklyn
Going Back to Brooklyn is a folk album by American singer-songwriter Dave Van Ronk that showcases his distinctive storytelling and guitar style.
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B.
Room in Brooklyn
Room in Brooklyn is a 1932 painting by American realist artist Edward Hopper that depicts a solitary woman in a sparsely furnished interior, exemplifying his signature themes of urban isolation and quiet introspection.
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C.
Made in Brooklyn
Made in Brooklyn is the second solo studio album by Wu-Tang Clan member Masta Killa, showcasing his understated lyrical style over classic East Coast hip hop production.
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D.
The New Yorkers
The New Yorkers is a 1930 Broadway musical comedy with a score by Cole Porter, known for its satirical take on Prohibition-era New York high society.
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E.
Here Is New York
"Here Is New York" is a classic 1949 essay by E. B. White that offers a reflective, intimate portrait of New York City and its character in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy-mystery film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Fox Hunt (radio character and concept by Nat Hiken) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| castMember |
Ann Rutherford
NERFINISHED
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Arthur Space NERFINISHED ⓘ Bobby Larson NERFINISHED ⓘ Don Beddoe NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry O'Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Rogers NERFINISHED ⓘ John Hodiak NERFINISHED ⓘ Nat Pendleton NERFINISHED ⓘ Rags Ragland NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Skelton NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Levene NERFINISHED ⓘ William Frawley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character | Wally Benton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Charles Salerno Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | S. Sylvan Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Loew's Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Harold F. Kress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Whistling in Dixie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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mystery ⓘ |
| leadActorPlays | Red Skelton as Wally Benton ⓘ |
| musicBy | George Bassman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAspect | Third film in the Whistling comedy-mystery series starring Red Skelton as radio detective Wally Benton. ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Whistling film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Radio detective Wally Benton becomes entangled in a real-life murder case while in Brooklyn. ⓘ |
| precedes | none (third and final film in series) ⓘ |
| producer | George Haight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | 1943-11-26 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 87 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Devery Freeman
NERFINISHED
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Nat Perrin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesCharacter | Wally Benton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Brooklyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring | Red Skelton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Whistling in Brooklyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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