Hue and Cry
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Hue and Cry is a 1947 British comedy-thriller film, often regarded as one of the first Ealing comedies, about London boys uncovering a criminal gang using a children's comic to plan their crimes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hue and Cry canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5778652 — 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: Hue and Cry Context triple: [Michael Balcon, notableWork, Hue and Cry]
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A.
Street Cry
Street Cry was a champion Thoroughbred racehorse and influential sire known for winning the Dubai World Cup and producing multiple major winners worldwide.
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B.
The Criminals
The Criminals is a punk rock band known for featuring guitarist Jason White, who later gained prominence with Green Day.
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C.
House with the Heads
House with the Heads is a historic canal house in Amsterdam, renowned for its ornate façade adorned with sculpted heads and its significance in the city’s architectural heritage.
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D.
The Cry
The Cry is a British television drama series adapted from Helen FitzGerald's novel, focusing on the psychological unravelling of a couple after their baby goes missing.
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E.
Hullabaloo
Hullabaloo was a 1960s American musical variety television show that featured popular rock and pop performers of the era.
- 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: Hue and Cry Target entity description: Hue and Cry is a 1947 British comedy-thriller film, often regarded as one of the first Ealing comedies, about London boys uncovering a criminal gang using a children's comic to plan their crimes.
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A.
Street Cry
Street Cry was a champion Thoroughbred racehorse and influential sire known for winning the Dubai World Cup and producing multiple major winners worldwide.
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B.
The Criminals
The Criminals is a punk rock band known for featuring guitarist Jason White, who later gained prominence with Green Day.
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C.
House with the Heads
House with the Heads is a historic canal house in Amsterdam, renowned for its ornate façade adorned with sculpted heads and its significance in the city’s architectural heritage.
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D.
The Cry
The Cry is a British television drama series adapted from Helen FitzGerald's novel, focusing on the psychological unravelling of a couple after their baby goes missing.
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E.
Hullabaloo
Hullabaloo was a 1960s American musical variety television show that featured popular rock and pop performers of the era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy-thriller film
ⓘ
film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| certificate | BBFC U NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Stanley Pavey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Charles Crichton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
General Film Distributors
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rialto Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Charles Hasse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Ealing Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
crime film ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Joe Kirby
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mr. Nightingale NERFINISHED ⓘ Night editor NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
crime and justice
ⓘ
youth heroism ⓘ |
| includedIn | BFI Screenonline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Georges Auric NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | London boys uncovering a criminal gang ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first Ealing comedies
ⓘ
depiction of bomb-damaged postwar London ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Ealing comedies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement | criminal gang uses a children’s comic to plan crimes ⓘ |
| producer | Michael Balcon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Ealing Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1947-02-23 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 82 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | T. E. B. Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| settingTimePeriod | post-World War II ⓘ |
| starred |
Alastair Sim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Douglas Barr NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick Piper NERFINISHED ⓘ Gerald Rex NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Fowler NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Lambert NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Warner NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Dowling NERFINISHED ⓘ John Hudson NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Medwin NERFINISHED ⓘ Sidney Tafler NERFINISHED ⓘ Valerie White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Hue and Cry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hue and Cry Description of subject: Hue and Cry is a 1947 British comedy-thriller film, often regarded as one of the first Ealing comedies, about London boys uncovering a criminal gang using a children's comic to plan their crimes.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Michael Balcon