film "Best Foot Forward" (1943)
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The 1943 film "Best Foot Forward" is a Technicolor musical comedy featuring Lucille Ball and marking Nancy Walker’s acclaimed screen debut, adapted from the hit Broadway stage musical.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| film "Best Foot Forward" (1943) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6028019 — 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: film "Best Foot Forward" (1943) Context triple: [Nancy Walker, notableWork, film "Best Foot Forward" (1943)]
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The Gang's All Here (1943 film)
The Gang's All Here is a 1943 Technicolor musical film directed by Busby Berkeley, famed for its lavish, surreal production numbers and starring Alice Faye and Carmen Miranda.
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1956 film "Anything Goes"
The 1956 film "Anything Goes" is a Technicolor musical comedy starring Bing Crosby and Donald O'Connor, loosely based on the Cole Porter stage musical and set largely aboard a transatlantic ocean liner.
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C.
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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Girl Crazy (1943 film)
Girl Crazy (1943 film) is a 1943 MGM musical comedy film adaptation of the Gershwin stage musical, best known for starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney with classic songs like "I Got Rhythm."
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E.
Frank Capra's Pocketful of Miracles
Frank Capra's Pocketful of Miracles is a 1961 comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra, starring Bette Davis and Glenn Ford, and serving as a remake of his earlier film "Lady for a Day."
- 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)
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Target entity: film "Best Foot Forward" (1943) Target entity description: The 1943 film "Best Foot Forward" is a Technicolor musical comedy featuring Lucille Ball and marking Nancy Walker’s acclaimed screen debut, adapted from the hit Broadway stage musical.
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A.
The Gang's All Here (1943 film)
The Gang's All Here is a 1943 Technicolor musical film directed by Busby Berkeley, famed for its lavish, surreal production numbers and starring Alice Faye and Carmen Miranda.
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B.
1956 film "Anything Goes"
The 1956 film "Anything Goes" is a Technicolor musical comedy starring Bing Crosby and Donald O'Connor, loosely based on the Cole Porter stage musical and set largely aboard a transatlantic ocean liner.
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C.
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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D.
Girl Crazy (1943 film)
Girl Crazy (1943 film) is a 1943 MGM musical comedy film adaptation of the Gershwin stage musical, best known for starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney with classic songs like "I Got Rhythm."
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E.
Frank Capra's Pocketful of Miracles
Frank Capra's Pocketful of Miracles is a 1961 comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra, starring Bette Davis and Glenn Ford, and serving as a remake of his earlier film "Lady for a Day."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Technicolor film
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film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | stage musical ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Best Foot Forward (musical)
NERFINISHED
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Broadway stage musical "Best Foot Forward" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Gloria DeHaven
NERFINISHED
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Harry James NERFINISHED ⓘ June Allyson NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucille Ball NERFINISHED ⓘ Nancy Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommy Dix NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia Weidler NERFINISHED ⓘ William Gaxton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Ray June NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Edward Buzzell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | Blanche Sewell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | World War II era American cinema ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Lucille Ball as herself ⓘ |
| featuresPerformer | Harry James and His Music Makers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingProcess | three-strip Technicolor ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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musical film ⓘ |
| hasFormat | feature-length film ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Hugh Martin
NERFINISHED
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Ralph Blane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAspect | Technicolor musical comedy featuring Lucille Ball ⓘ |
| notableFor | Nancy Walker’s screen debut ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalMediumOfSourceWork | Broadway theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | MGM musicals of the 1940s ⓘ |
| producer | Arthur Freed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| runtimeApprox | 94 minutes ⓘ |
| screenDebutOf | Nancy Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | military academy ⓘ |
| sourceWorkPremiereLocation | Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars | Lucille Ball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Best Foot Forward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: film "Best Foot Forward" (1943) Description of subject: The 1943 film "Best Foot Forward" is a Technicolor musical comedy featuring Lucille Ball and marking Nancy Walker’s acclaimed screen debut, adapted from the hit Broadway stage musical.
Referenced by (1)
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