Jolly Fellows
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Jolly Fellows is a 1934 Soviet musical comedy film, widely regarded as one of the first major Soviet sound comedies and a breakthrough role for actress Lyubov Orlova.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jolly Fellows canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5700160 — 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: Jolly Fellows Context triple: [Lyubov Orlova, notableWork, Jolly Fellows]
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A.
Tinkle Bells
Tinkle Bells was the original, later-changed title of the classic Christmas song "Silver Bells."
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B.
High Jinks
High Jinks is a 1913 Broadway musical comedy, with music by Rudolf Friml, known for its lighthearted plot and early success in his theatrical career.
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C.
The Seven Little Foys
The Seven Little Foys is a 1955 biographical musical comedy film starring Bob Hope as vaudeville entertainer Eddie Foy and depicting his family’s stage act.
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D.
Goody Goody
"Goody Goody" is a popular 1936 jazz and pop standard, best known through recordings by artists like Benny Goodman and Ella Fitzgerald.
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E.
Heebie Jeebies
"Heebie Jeebies" is a 1926 jazz recording by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five, famous for popularizing scat singing in mainstream jazz.
- 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: Jolly Fellows Target entity description: Jolly Fellows is a 1934 Soviet musical comedy film, widely regarded as one of the first major Soviet sound comedies and a breakthrough role for actress Lyubov Orlova.
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A.
Tinkle Bells
Tinkle Bells was the original, later-changed title of the classic Christmas song "Silver Bells."
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B.
High Jinks
High Jinks is a 1913 Broadway musical comedy, with music by Rudolf Friml, known for its lighthearted plot and early success in his theatrical career.
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C.
The Seven Little Foys
The Seven Little Foys is a 1955 biographical musical comedy film starring Bob Hope as vaudeville entertainer Eddie Foy and depicting his family’s stage act.
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D.
Goody Goody
"Goody Goody" is a popular 1936 jazz and pop standard, best known through recordings by artists like Benny Goodman and Ella Fitzgerald.
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E.
Heebie Jeebies
"Heebie Jeebies" is a 1926 jazz recording by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five, famous for popularizing scat singing in mainstream jazz.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedInGenreTradition | Soviet musical comedy ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| breakthroughRoleFor | Lyubov Orlova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Vladimir Nilsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Isaak Dunayevsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| director | Grigori Aleksandrov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Mosfilm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Yeva Ladyzhenskaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterOccupation |
jazz band leader
ⓘ
shepherd ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | musical comedy ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Andrei Tutyshkin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leonid Utyosov NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyubov Orlova NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergei Tsenin NERFINISHED ⓘ Yelena Tyapkina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFilmSong |
Heart (Serdtse)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jolly Fellows march NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeElement |
mistaken identity
ⓘ
rise to musical success ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
music and entertainment
ⓘ
social satire ⓘ |
| influenced | later Soviet musical films ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the first major Soviet sound comedies ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Весёлые ребята NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Grigori Aleksandrov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Mosfilm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1934-12-25 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1934 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 96 ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | contemporary 1930s Soviet Union ⓘ |
| starring |
Andrei Tutyshkin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fyodor Kurikhin NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonid Utyosov NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyubov Orlova NERFINISHED ⓘ Marian Bering NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergei Tsenin NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergey Antimonov NERFINISHED ⓘ Yelena Tyapkina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Jolly Fellows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Grigori Aleksandrov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nikolai Erdman NERFINISHED ⓘ Vladimir Mass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jolly Fellows Description of subject: Jolly Fellows is a 1934 Soviet musical comedy film, widely regarded as one of the first major Soviet sound comedies and a breakthrough role for actress Lyubov Orlova.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.