The Broken Earth (1939 film)
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The Broken Earth (1939 film) is a 1939 American short drama notable for featuring Clarence Muse in a powerful role as a sharecropper struggling with poverty and racial injustice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Broken Earth (1939 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6711895 — 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 Broken Earth (1939 film) Context triple: [Clarence Muse, notableWork, The Broken Earth (1939 film)]
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A.
Earth (1930 film)
Earth (1930 film) is a landmark 1930 Soviet silent film directed by Alexander Dovzhenko, celebrated for its poetic imagery and innovative montage depicting collectivization and the relationship between Ukrainian peasants and the land.
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B.
Darkness on the Face of the Earth
"Darkness on the Face of the Earth" is a song by Willie Nelson, featured on his album *Teatro*, blending country with atmospheric, Tex-Mex-influenced production.
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C.
The War of the Worlds (1953 film)
The War of the Worlds (1953 film) is a landmark science fiction movie that reimagines H.G. Wells's alien invasion novel with Cold War-era anxieties and groundbreaking special effects.
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D.
The Earth Breaks in Colors
"The Earth Breaks in Colors" is a novel by American author Patti Davis that explores family, identity, and emotional healing through a lyrical, character-driven narrative.
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E.
The Earth Men
"The Earth Men" is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury, part of his linked collection The Martian Chronicles, depicting the surreal and often tragic encounters between early human explorers and the inhabitants of Mars.
- 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 Broken Earth (1939 film) Target entity description: The Broken Earth (1939 film) is a 1939 American short drama notable for featuring Clarence Muse in a powerful role as a sharecropper struggling with poverty and racial injustice.
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A.
Earth (1930 film)
Earth (1930 film) is a landmark 1930 Soviet silent film directed by Alexander Dovzhenko, celebrated for its poetic imagery and innovative montage depicting collectivization and the relationship between Ukrainian peasants and the land.
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B.
Darkness on the Face of the Earth
"Darkness on the Face of the Earth" is a song by Willie Nelson, featured on his album *Teatro*, blending country with atmospheric, Tex-Mex-influenced production.
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C.
The War of the Worlds (1953 film)
The War of the Worlds (1953 film) is a landmark science fiction movie that reimagines H.G. Wells's alien invasion novel with Cold War-era anxieties and groundbreaking special effects.
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D.
The Earth Breaks in Colors
"The Earth Breaks in Colors" is a novel by American author Patti Davis that explores family, identity, and emotional healing through a lyrical, character-driven narrative.
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E.
The Earth Men
"The Earth Men" is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury, part of his linked collection The Martian Chronicles, depicting the surreal and often tragic encounters between early human explorers and the inhabitants of Mars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short film ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| castMember | Clarence Muse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole | sharecropper ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Roman Freulich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
religious faith
ⓘ
sharecropping in the American South ⓘ |
| director | Roman Freulich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features | Clarence Muse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | short film ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasSetting | rural farm ⓘ |
| hasSubject | African American life in the 1930s ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
poverty
ⓘ
racial injustice ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | African American sharecropper ⓘ |
| notableFor | powerful role for Clarence Muse ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | American independent cinema of the 1930s ⓘ |
| producer | Clifford Sanforth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Churchill-Wexler Film Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1939 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 11 minutes ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1939 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Broken Earth (1939 film) Description of subject: The Broken Earth (1939 film) is a 1939 American short drama notable for featuring Clarence Muse in a powerful role as a sharecropper struggling with poverty and racial injustice.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.