A Free Soul
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"A Free Soul" is a 1931 pre-Code courtroom drama film best known for Lionel Barrymore’s Oscar-winning performance as an alcoholic defense attorney.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Free Soul canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Free Soul Context triple: [Lionel Barrymore, notableWork, A Free Soul]
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A.
A Soul for Sale
A Soul for Sale is a poetry collection by Irish writer Patrick Kavanagh that reflects his early lyrical style and themes of rural life and spiritual struggle.
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B.
Freedom and the Spirit
Freedom and the Spirit is a major philosophical and theological work by Russian religious existentialist Nicolas Berdyaev that explores human freedom, creativity, and the spiritual nature of personhood in relation to God.
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C.
Soul to Soul
"Soul to Soul" is a 1985 blues-rock studio album by guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan and his band Double Trouble, known for its gritty sound and expanded instrumentation.
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D.
A Simple Freedom
A Simple Freedom is a memoir by South African anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada that reflects on his life, political struggle, and years of imprisonment under apartheid.
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E.
The Soul’s Prayer
"The Soul’s Prayer" is a reflective, spiritually themed poem by Indian writer Sarojini Naidu that explores the soul’s yearning for divine union and transcendence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Free Soul Target entity description: "A Free Soul" is a 1931 pre-Code courtroom drama film best known for Lionel Barrymore’s Oscar-winning performance as an alcoholic defense attorney.
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A.
A Soul for Sale
A Soul for Sale is a poetry collection by Irish writer Patrick Kavanagh that reflects his early lyrical style and themes of rural life and spiritual struggle.
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B.
Freedom and the Spirit
Freedom and the Spirit is a major philosophical and theological work by Russian religious existentialist Nicolas Berdyaev that explores human freedom, creativity, and the spiritual nature of personhood in relation to God.
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C.
Soul to Soul
"Soul to Soul" is a 1985 blues-rock studio album by guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan and his band Double Trouble, known for its gritty sound and expanded instrumentation.
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D.
A Simple Freedom
A Simple Freedom is a memoir by South African anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada that reflects on his life, political struggle, and years of imprisonment under apartheid.
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E.
The Soul’s Prayer
"The Soul’s Prayer" is a reflective, spiritually themed poem by Indian writer Sarojini Naidu that explores the soul’s yearning for divine union and transcendence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy | Cedric Gibbons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Adela Rogers St. Johns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award for Best Actor ⓘ |
| awardReceivedBy | Lionel Barrymore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | A Free Soul (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | William H. Daniels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesignBy | Adrian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Clarence Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedInFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | Blanche Sewell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Ace Wilfong
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dwight Winthrop NERFINISHED ⓘ Jan Ashe NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Ashe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmEra | pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ |
| genre |
courtroom film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ |
| hasFilmRating | unrated (pre-MPAA code rating system) ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
alcoholism
ⓘ
crime ⓘ family conflict ⓘ |
| locationOfStudio | Culver City, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Director
ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ Academy Award for Best Writing, Adaptation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | Lionel Barrymore’s performance as an alcoholic defense attorney ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An alcoholic defense attorney secures the acquittal of a gangster who later becomes romantically involved with the lawyer’s daughter, leading to tragedy and a climactic courtroom confrontation. ⓘ |
| producer | Clarence Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1931-06-20 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1931 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 93 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Bayard Veiller
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beatrice Banyard NERFINISHED ⓘ John Meehan NERFINISHED ⓘ Willard Mack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | contemporary 1930s ⓘ |
| starring |
Clark Gable
NERFINISHED
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James Gleason NERFINISHED ⓘ Leslie Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ Lionel Barrymore NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucy Beaumont NERFINISHED ⓘ Norma Shearer NERFINISHED ⓘ Yolande Mallott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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