Sons of the Desert
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Sons of the Desert is a classic 1933 Laurel and Hardy comedy film in which the duo scheme to attend a fraternal lodge convention without their wives finding out.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sons of the Desert canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7488117 — 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: Sons of the Desert Context triple: [Oliver Hardy, notableFilm, Sons of the Desert]
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A.
The Golddiggers
The Golddiggers were a singing and dancing female ensemble best known for their regular appearances on The Dean Martin Show and related television specials in the late 1960s and 1970s.
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B.
Keystone Cops
Keystone Cops were a group of bumbling, slapstick policemen featured in early 20th-century silent film comedies, known for their chaotic chases and physical humor.
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C.
Hollywood Revue of 1929
Hollywood Revue of 1929 is an early MGM musical revue film notable for its all-star cast, lavish song-and-dance numbers, and use of early sound technology during the transition from silent movies.
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D.
The Lady Is a Tramp
"The Lady Is a Tramp" is a popular show tune from the 1937 Rodgers and Hart musical "Babes in Arms," later becoming a jazz and pop standard widely recorded by major artists.
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E.
My Man Godfrey
My Man Godfrey is a 1936 screwball comedy film about a "forgotten man" hired as a wealthy family's butler, renowned for its witty social satire and classic performances.
- 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: Sons of the Desert Target entity description: Sons of the Desert is a classic 1933 Laurel and Hardy comedy film in which the duo scheme to attend a fraternal lodge convention without their wives finding out.
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A.
The Golddiggers
The Golddiggers were a singing and dancing female ensemble best known for their regular appearances on The Dean Martin Show and related television specials in the late 1960s and 1970s.
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B.
Keystone Cops
Keystone Cops were a group of bumbling, slapstick policemen featured in early 20th-century silent film comedies, known for their chaotic chases and physical humor.
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C.
Hollywood Revue of 1929
Hollywood Revue of 1929 is an early MGM musical revue film notable for its all-star cast, lavish song-and-dance numbers, and use of early sound technology during the transition from silent movies.
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D.
The Lady Is a Tramp
"The Lady Is a Tramp" is a popular show tune from the 1937 Rodgers and Hart musical "Babes in Arms," later becoming a jazz and pop standard widely recorded by major artists.
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E.
My Man Godfrey
My Man Godfrey is a 1936 screwball comedy film about a "forgotten man" hired as a wealthy family's butler, renowned for its witty social satire and classic performances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | story by Frank Craven ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| castMember |
Charley Chase
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dorothy Christy NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucien Littlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ Mae Busch NERFINISHED ⓘ Oliver Hardy NERFINISHED ⓘ Stan Laurel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Art Lloyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | William A. Seiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editor | Richard C. Currier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Pre-Code Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Ollie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | Fraternally Yours NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFanOrganizationNamedAfterIt | Sons of the Desert (Laurel and Hardy appreciation society) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFilmFormat | feature film ⓘ |
| hasOrganizationInPlot | Sons of the Desert lodge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Chicago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Honolulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
male camaraderie
ⓘ
marital deception ⓘ |
| musicBy | Leroy Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the best-known Laurel and Hardy features ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Laurel and Hardy films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Laurel and Hardy scheme to attend a fraternal lodge convention without their wives finding out. ⓘ |
| producer | Hal Roach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Hal Roach Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1933-12-29 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 65 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Frank Craven
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
H. M. Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Jevne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Oliver Hardy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stan Laurel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Frank Craven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sons of the Desert Description of subject: Sons of the Desert is a classic 1933 Laurel and Hardy comedy film in which the duo scheme to attend a fraternal lodge convention without their wives finding out.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.