film "Men of Boys Town"
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"Men of Boys Town" is a 1941 drama film sequel to "Boys Town," continuing the story of Father Flanagan’s work with troubled youth at his famous Nebraska orphanage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| film "Men of Boys Town" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6100827 — 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: film "Men of Boys Town" Context triple: [Father Edward J. Flanagan, subjectOf, film "Men of Boys Town"]
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Boys Town
Boys Town is a 1938 American drama film starring Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney, inspired by the real-life Father Flanagan’s home for troubled boys in Nebraska.
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B.
Lilies of the Field
Lilies of the Field is a 1963 American film drama, best known for Sidney Poitier’s Oscar-winning performance as a handyman who helps a group of nuns build a chapel in the Arizona desert.
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C.
Our Gang
Our Gang is a classic American series of short comedy films from the 1920s–1940s featuring a rotating cast of children known as "The Little Rascals," celebrated for its humorous and relatively naturalistic portrayal of kids.
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D.
film "Proud Valley"
"Proud Valley" is a 1940 British drama film starring Paul Robeson as an African American sailor who becomes a coal miner and community leader in a Welsh mining town.
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E.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is a classic 1939 American political drama film about an idealistic young senator who confronts corruption in the U.S. government.
- 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: film "Men of Boys Town" Target entity description: "Men of Boys Town" is a 1941 drama film sequel to "Boys Town," continuing the story of Father Flanagan’s work with troubled youth at his famous Nebraska orphanage.
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A.
Boys Town
Boys Town is a 1938 American drama film starring Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney, inspired by the real-life Father Flanagan’s home for troubled boys in Nebraska.
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B.
Lilies of the Field
Lilies of the Field is a 1963 American film drama, best known for Sidney Poitier’s Oscar-winning performance as a handyman who helps a group of nuns build a chapel in the Arizona desert.
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C.
Our Gang
Our Gang is a classic American series of short comedy films from the 1920s–1940s featuring a rotating cast of children known as "The Little Rascals," celebrated for its humorous and relatively naturalistic portrayal of kids.
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D.
film "Proud Valley"
"Proud Valley" is a 1940 British drama film starring Paul Robeson as an African American sailor who becomes a coal miner and community leader in a Welsh mining town.
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E.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is a classic 1939 American political drama film about an idealistic young senator who confronts corruption in the U.S. government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Boys Town characters ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| character |
Father Edward J. Flanagan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Whitey Marsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Harold Rosson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Norman Taurog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | George Boemler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresRealPersonFictionalized | Edward J. Flanagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
Catholic charity
ⓘ
juvenile delinquency ⓘ redemption ⓘ social reform ⓘ |
| follows | Boys Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| hasRunningTime | 106 minutes ⓘ |
| isSequelTo | Boys Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainProtagonist |
Father Edward J. Flanagan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Whitey Marsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Herbert Stothart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | expansion of Boys Town and challenges of reforming boys ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Boys Town film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Spencer Tracy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | work of Father Flanagan with troubled youth ⓘ |
| producer | John W. Considine Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Dore Schary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Kevin McGuinness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Boys Town, Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Bobs Watson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Darryl Hickman NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry O'Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ Larry Nunn NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee J. Cobb NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Nash NERFINISHED ⓘ Mickey Rooney NERFINISHED ⓘ Spencer Tracy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WhiteyMarshPortrayedBy | Mickey Rooney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: film "Men of Boys Town" Description of subject: "Men of Boys Town" is a 1941 drama film sequel to "Boys Town," continuing the story of Father Flanagan’s work with troubled youth at his famous Nebraska orphanage.
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