The Big Broadcast of 1938
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The Big Broadcast of 1938 is a Paramount musical comedy film best known for introducing the classic song "Thanks for the Memory," performed by Bob Hope and Shirley Ross.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Big Broadcast of 1938 canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6100876 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Big Broadcast of 1938 Context triple: [11th Academy Awards, bestOriginalSongWinnerFilm, The Big Broadcast of 1938]
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A.
The Mercury Theatre on the Air
The Mercury Theatre on the Air was a 1938 American radio drama series created by Orson Welles and John Houseman, best known for its innovative, cinematic adaptations of literary classics and the infamous "War of the Worlds" broadcast.
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B.
The Great American Broadcast
The Great American Broadcast is a 1941 musical comedy film about the early days of radio, featuring Gary Merrill among its cast.
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C.
The Alcoa Hour
The Alcoa Hour was an American live television anthology drama series that aired on NBC in the 1950s, featuring original plays and adaptations sponsored by the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa).
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D.
Chain Home Low
Chain Home Low was a British World War II radar system designed to detect low-flying aircraft that could evade the main Chain Home radar network.
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E.
Fools' Parade
Fools' Parade is a 1971 crime drama film, based on a Davis Grubb novel, about three ex-convicts facing corruption and violence when they try to collect their prison savings in a small West Virginia town.
- 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 Big Broadcast of 1938 Target entity description: The Big Broadcast of 1938 is a Paramount musical comedy film best known for introducing the classic song "Thanks for the Memory," performed by Bob Hope and Shirley Ross.
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A.
The Mercury Theatre on the Air
The Mercury Theatre on the Air was a 1938 American radio drama series created by Orson Welles and John Houseman, best known for its innovative, cinematic adaptations of literary classics and the infamous "War of the Worlds" broadcast.
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B.
The Great American Broadcast
The Great American Broadcast is a 1941 musical comedy film about the early days of radio, featuring Gary Merrill among its cast.
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C.
The Alcoa Hour
The Alcoa Hour was an American live television anthology drama series that aired on NBC in the 1950s, featuring original plays and adaptations sponsored by the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa).
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D.
Chain Home Low
Chain Home Low was a British World War II radar system designed to detect low-flying aircraft that could evade the main Chain Home radar network.
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E.
Fools' Parade
Fools' Parade is a 1971 crime drama film, based on a Davis Grubb novel, about three ex-convicts facing corruption and violence when they try to collect their prison savings in a small West Virginia town.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy |
Ernst Fegté
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hans Dreier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | radio variety show format ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Ted Tetzlaff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesignBy | Edith Head NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Mitchell Leisen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Eda Warren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresPerformer |
Ben Blue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bob Hope NERFINISHED ⓘ Grace Bradley NERFINISHED ⓘ Kirsten Flagstad NERFINISHED ⓘ Leif Erickson NERFINISHED ⓘ Lynne Overman NERFINISHED ⓘ Martha Raye NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirley Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ W. C. Fields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSong | Thanks for the Memory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | The Big Broadcast of 1937 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
musical comedy ⓘ musical film ⓘ |
| hasColorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | Approved (PCA era) ⓘ |
| musicBy | Victor Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | introducing the song "Thanks for the Memory" ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Big Broadcast film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotFocus | transatlantic ocean liner race ⓘ |
| producer | Arthur Hornblow Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1938-02-11 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 94 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Charles Brackett
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frank Partos NERFINISHED ⓘ Howard Lindsay NERFINISHED ⓘ Russel Crouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setOn | ocean liner ⓘ |
| songPerformedBy |
Bob Hope
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shirley Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Bob Hope
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dorothy Lamour NERFINISHED ⓘ Martha Raye NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirley Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ W. C. Fields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Big Broadcast of 1938 Description of subject: The Big Broadcast of 1938 is a Paramount musical comedy film best known for introducing the classic song "Thanks for the Memory," performed by Bob Hope and Shirley Ross.
Referenced by (5)
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