The Shining Hour
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The Shining Hour is a 1938 American drama film, based on a play by Keith Winter, known for its emotionally charged story of romantic entanglements and class tensions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Shining Hour canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5549937 — 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: The Shining Hour Context triple: [Freddie Bartholomew, notableWork, The Shining Hour]
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A.
Heaven's Door
Heaven's Door is the key lyrical phrase and central motif from Bob Dylan's iconic song "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," symbolizing the threshold between life and death.
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B.
Midnight
"Midnight" is a 1939 screwball comedy film, co-written by Billy Wilder, about a penniless American chorus girl who becomes entangled in high-society schemes in Paris.
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C.
Midnight
Midnight is a popular late-night section of the Sundance Film Festival that showcases edgy, genre-driven, and boundary-pushing films.
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D.
Nightshift
"Nightshift" is a soulful 1985 tribute ballad by the Commodores honoring late musicians Marvin Gaye and Jackie Wilson, and is one of the group's most enduring hits.
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E.
Surrender to the Night
Surrender to the Night is a studio album by the American post-rock band Trans Am, known for its blend of experimental rock, electronic influences, and instrumental soundscapes.
- 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: The Shining Hour Target entity description: The Shining Hour is a 1938 American drama film, based on a play by Keith Winter, known for its emotionally charged story of romantic entanglements and class tensions.
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A.
Heaven's Door
Heaven's Door is the key lyrical phrase and central motif from Bob Dylan's iconic song "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," symbolizing the threshold between life and death.
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B.
Midnight
"Midnight" is a 1939 screwball comedy film, co-written by Billy Wilder, about a penniless American chorus girl who becomes entangled in high-society schemes in Paris.
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C.
Midnight
Midnight is a popular late-night section of the Sundance Film Festival that showcases edgy, genre-driven, and boundary-pushing films.
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D.
Nightshift
"Nightshift" is a soulful 1985 tribute ballad by the Commodores honoring late musicians Marvin Gaye and Jackie Wilson, and is one of the group's most enduring hits.
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E.
Surrender to the Night
Surrender to the Night is a studio album by the American post-rock band Trans Am, known for its blend of experimental rock, electronic influences, and instrumental soundscapes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptationType | stage-to-film adaptation ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy | Cedric Gibbons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Keith Winter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Shining Hour (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
David Linden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry Linden NERFINISHED ⓘ Judy Linden NERFINISHED ⓘ Olivia Riley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | William H. Daniels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesignBy | Adrian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Frank Borzage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedIn | theatrical release ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editor | Blanche Sewell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingStudio | MGM Studios, Culver City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| hasReception |
noted for strong performances
ⓘ
recognized for emotionally charged story ⓘ |
| mainCast |
Allyn Joslyn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fay Bainter NERFINISHED ⓘ Hattie McDaniel NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Crawford NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Sullavan NERFINISHED ⓘ Melvyn Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | Passed (Production Code era) ⓘ |
| musicBy | Edward Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
class tensions
ⓘ
romantic entanglements ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Hollywood studio era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Hunt Stromberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1938-11-18 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 76 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
James Hilton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jane Murfin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | rural Wisconsin ⓘ |
| starVehicleFor | Joan Crawford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | contemporary to 1930s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Shining Hour Description of subject: The Shining Hour is a 1938 American drama film, based on a play by Keith Winter, known for its emotionally charged story of romantic entanglements and class tensions.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.