Lucky Star (1929 film)
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Lucky Star (1929 film) is a 1929 silent romantic drama directed by Frank Borzage, starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell, noted for its tender love story and expressive visual style at the end of the silent era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lucky Star (1929 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5784472 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Lucky Star (1929 film) Context triple: [Seventh Heaven, followedBy, Lucky Star (1929 film)]
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A.
Smilin’ Through (1932)
Smilin’ Through (1932) is a romantic drama film from Hollywood’s early sound era, best known as a prestige MGM production featuring themes of love, loss, and spiritual reunion.
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B.
The Star (1952 film)
The Star (1952 film) is a 1952 drama featuring Bette Davis as a washed-up Hollywood actress struggling to revive her career, with Sterling Hayden in a key supporting role.
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C.
A Star Is Born (1937 film)
A Star Is Born (1937 film) is a classic Hollywood romantic drama about an aspiring actress and a fading movie star whose intertwined careers and relationship explore the costs of fame.
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D.
Andy Hardy’s Blonde Trouble
Andy Hardy’s Blonde Trouble is a 1944 American comedy film in the long-running Andy Hardy series, following Mickey Rooney’s character as he encounters romantic and comedic mishaps at college.
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E.
Gold Diggers of 1935
Gold Diggers of 1935 is a Warner Bros. musical film directed by Busby Berkeley, known for its elaborate song-and-dance numbers and satirical take on wealth and romance during the Great Depression.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lucky Star (1929 film) Target entity description: Lucky Star (1929 film) is a 1929 silent romantic drama directed by Frank Borzage, starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell, noted for its tender love story and expressive visual style at the end of the silent era.
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A.
Smilin’ Through (1932)
Smilin’ Through (1932) is a romantic drama film from Hollywood’s early sound era, best known as a prestige MGM production featuring themes of love, loss, and spiritual reunion.
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B.
The Star (1952 film)
The Star (1952 film) is a 1952 drama featuring Bette Davis as a washed-up Hollywood actress struggling to revive her career, with Sterling Hayden in a key supporting role.
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C.
A Star Is Born (1937 film)
A Star Is Born (1937 film) is a classic Hollywood romantic drama about an aspiring actress and a fading movie star whose intertwined careers and relationship explore the costs of fame.
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D.
Andy Hardy’s Blonde Trouble
Andy Hardy’s Blonde Trouble is a 1944 American comedy film in the long-running Andy Hardy series, following Mickey Rooney’s character as he encounters romantic and comedic mishaps at college.
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E.
Gold Diggers of 1935
Gold Diggers of 1935 is a Warner Bros. musical film directed by Busby Berkeley, known for its elaborate song-and-dance numbers and satirical take on wealth and romance during the Great Depression.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | silent film ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy | Harry Oliver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | story "Three Episodes in the Life of Timothy Osborn" by Tristram Tupper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToMovement | Hollywood silent cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Mary Tucker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tim Osborn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy |
Chester A. Lyons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Cooper Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Frank Borzage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Fox Film Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | J. Logan Pearson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingStyle |
intimate close-ups
ⓘ
lyrical visual composition ⓘ use of expressive lighting ⓘ |
| followedBy | other Frank Borzage sound-era romances ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre | romantic drama ⓘ |
| hasFilmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| hasMusic | accompanied by musical score in some releases ⓘ |
| hasSetting | rural American countryside ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
love overcoming physical disability
ⓘ
postwar trauma ⓘ rural life ⓘ |
| hasVisualEmphasis |
atmospheric outdoor sets
ⓘ
symbolic use of weather and landscape ⓘ |
| language | Silent film with intertitles ⓘ |
| leadActress | Janet Gaynor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expressive visual style
ⓘ
tender love story ⓘ |
| partOf | Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell film collaborations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | romance between a farm girl and a disabled war veteran ⓘ |
| precededBy | Street Angel (1928 film) in Gaynor–Farrell collaborations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | restored and screened at film archives ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Fox Film Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionStudioLot | Fox studios in Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1929 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 100 minutes ⓘ |
| screenEra | late silent era ⓘ |
| setDuring | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Charles Farrell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Janet Gaynor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Lucky Star (1929 film) Description of subject: Lucky Star (1929 film) is a 1929 silent romantic drama directed by Frank Borzage, starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell, noted for its tender love story and expressive visual style at the end of the silent era.
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