The Valley of Decision
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The Valley of Decision is a 1945 American drama film, based on Marcia Davenport’s novel, that explores class conflict and forbidden love within a wealthy Pittsburgh steel family.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Valley of Decision canonical | 8 |
| Valley of Decision | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6185375 — 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: The Valley of Decision Context triple: [Robert Kern, workedOn, The Valley of Decision]
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A.
The Time for Decision
The Time for Decision is a 1944 political and diplomatic analysis book by former U.S. Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles, arguing for a post–World War II international order based on collective security and cooperation.
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B.
The Valley
The Valley is the commonly used nickname for the Missouri Valley Conference, one of the oldest collegiate athletic conferences in the United States.
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C.
The Valley
The Valley is the small administrative and commercial center of the Caribbean island territory of Anguilla.
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D.
The Pass
The Pass is a renowned surf break and scenic beach area in Byron Bay, Australia, popular for its long right-hand waves, lookout, and coastal walking tracks.
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E.
The Pass
The Pass is a British drama film adapted from a stage play that explores the complex relationship and sexuality of two professional footballers over several years.
- 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 Valley of Decision Target entity description: The Valley of Decision is a 1945 American drama film, based on Marcia Davenport’s novel, that explores class conflict and forbidden love within a wealthy Pittsburgh steel family.
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A.
The Time for Decision
The Time for Decision is a 1944 political and diplomatic analysis book by former U.S. Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles, arguing for a post–World War II international order based on collective security and cooperation.
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B.
The Valley
The Valley is the commonly used nickname for the Missouri Valley Conference, one of the oldest collegiate athletic conferences in the United States.
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C.
The Valley
The Valley is the small administrative and commercial center of the Caribbean island territory of Anguilla.
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D.
The Pass
The Pass is a renowned surf break and scenic beach area in Byron Bay, Australia, popular for its long right-hand waves, lookout, and coastal walking tracks.
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E.
The Pass
The Pass is a British drama film adapted from a stage play that explores the complex relationship and sexuality of two professional footballers over several years.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| author | Marcia Davenport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Valley of Decision (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Joseph Ruttenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Tay Garnett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedInFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | Harold F. Kress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
class conflict
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forbidden love ⓘ labor relations ⓘ |
| musicBy | Herbert Stothart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a wealthy steel family ⓘ |
| notableFor |
adaptation of Marcia Davenport’s best-selling novel
ⓘ
depiction of class divisions in an industrial city ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Edmund Grainger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1945-05-31 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 119 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
John Meehan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sonya Levien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation | Pittsburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| setInRegion | Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Donald Crisp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gladys Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ Greer Garson NERFINISHED ⓘ Gregory Peck NERFINISHED ⓘ Jessica Tandy NERFINISHED ⓘ Lionel Barrymore NERFINISHED ⓘ Preston Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Valley of Decision Description of subject: The Valley of Decision is a 1945 American drama film, based on Marcia Davenport’s novel, that explores class conflict and forbidden love within a wealthy Pittsburgh steel family.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Valley of Decision