Way Down South
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Way Down South is a 1939 musical film co-written by Clarence Muse that portrays African American life in the antebellum South and is noted for challenging some racial stereotypes of its time.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Way Down South canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6711896 — 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: Way Down South Context triple: [Clarence Muse, notableWork, Way Down South]
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A.
Goin' South
Goin' South is a 1978 Western comedy film directed by and starring Jack Nicholson, known for its offbeat humor and Nicholson’s portrayal of a bumbling outlaw.
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B.
Southern Man
"Southern Man" is a Neil Young song that sharply criticizes racism and the legacy of slavery in the American South.
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C.
The Song and Soul of the South
"The Song and Soul of the South" is a nickname celebrating Macon, Georgia’s rich musical heritage and deep cultural roots in Southern history.
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D.
Whistling in Dixie
Whistling in Dixie is a 1942 American comedy-mystery film featuring Rags Ragland alongside Red Skelton in a lighthearted Southern-set adventure.
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E.
Missin’ Missippi
"Missin’ Missippi" is a song featured on the album *Songs Cycled* by Van Dyke Parks.
- 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: Way Down South Target entity description: Way Down South is a 1939 musical film co-written by Clarence Muse that portrays African American life in the antebellum South and is noted for challenging some racial stereotypes of its time.
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A.
Goin' South
Goin' South is a 1978 Western comedy film directed by and starring Jack Nicholson, known for its offbeat humor and Nicholson’s portrayal of a bumbling outlaw.
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B.
Southern Man
"Southern Man" is a Neil Young song that sharply criticizes racism and the legacy of slavery in the American South.
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C.
The Song and Soul of the South
"The Song and Soul of the South" is a nickname celebrating Macon, Georgia’s rich musical heritage and deep cultural roots in Southern history.
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D.
Whistling in Dixie
Whistling in Dixie is a 1942 American comedy-mystery film featuring Rags Ragland alongside Red Skelton in a lighthearted Southern-set adventure.
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E.
Missin’ Missippi
"Missin’ Missippi" is a song featured on the album *Songs Cycled* by Van Dyke Parks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| castMember |
Alan Mowbray
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bobby Breen NERFINISHED ⓘ Clarence Muse NERFINISHED ⓘ Eugene Pallette NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sally Blane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Jack MacKenzie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coWriter |
Clarence Muse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Langston Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| director |
Bernard Vorhaus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leslie Goodwins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
musical film ⓘ race film ⓘ |
| hasColor | black-and-white ⓘ |
| hasCreativeRoleOfClarenceMuse |
actor
ⓘ
co-writer ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
plantation life
ⓘ
race relations in the United States ⓘ |
| mainSubject | African American life in the antebellum South ⓘ |
| medium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Victor Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | challenging some racial stereotypes of its time ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | American pre-Civil Rights era cinema ⓘ |
| portrays | African American characters with more complexity than typical Hollywood stereotypes of the era ⓘ |
| producer | Sol Lesser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Sol Lesser Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1939 ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| runningTime | 61 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Clarence Muse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Langston Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | antebellum South ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1939 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Way Down South Description of subject: Way Down South is a 1939 musical film co-written by Clarence Muse that portrays African American life in the antebellum South and is noted for challenging some racial stereotypes of its time.
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