Johnny Come Lately (1943 film)
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Johnny Come Lately is a 1943 American drama film starring James Cagney as a principled drifter who challenges political corruption in a small town.
All labels observed (1)
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| Johnny Come Lately (1943 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7672097 — 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: Johnny Come Lately (1943 film) Context triple: [Leigh Harline, workedOn, Johnny Come Lately (1943 film)]
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A.
'Come and Get It' (1936 film)
"Come and Get It" is a 1936 American drama film, based on Edna Ferber's novel, best known for Walter Brennan's Academy Award-winning supporting performance.
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B.
Tin Pan Alley (1940 film)
Tin Pan Alley (1940 film) is a 1940 American musical film set in the early 20th-century popular music publishing district, featuring songs, romance, and show business drama.
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C.
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941 film)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941 film) is a classic 1941 fantasy-comedy about a boxer given a second chance at life, widely regarded as a landmark Hollywood afterlife comedy.
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D.
The Gang's All Here (1943 film)
The Gang's All Here is a 1943 Technicolor musical film directed by Busby Berkeley, famed for its lavish, surreal production numbers and starring Alice Faye and Carmen Miranda.
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E.
Girl Crazy (1943 film)
Girl Crazy (1943 film) is a 1943 MGM musical comedy film adaptation of the Gershwin stage musical, best known for starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney with classic songs like "I Got Rhythm."
- 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: Johnny Come Lately (1943 film) Target entity description: Johnny Come Lately is a 1943 American drama film starring James Cagney as a principled drifter who challenges political corruption in a small town.
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A.
'Come and Get It' (1936 film)
"Come and Get It" is a 1936 American drama film, based on Edna Ferber's novel, best known for Walter Brennan's Academy Award-winning supporting performance.
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B.
Tin Pan Alley (1940 film)
Tin Pan Alley (1940 film) is a 1940 American musical film set in the early 20th-century popular music publishing district, featuring songs, romance, and show business drama.
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C.
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941 film)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941 film) is a classic 1941 fantasy-comedy about a boxer given a second chance at life, widely regarded as a landmark Hollywood afterlife comedy.
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D.
The Gang's All Here (1943 film)
The Gang's All Here is a 1943 Technicolor musical film directed by Busby Berkeley, famed for its lavish, surreal production numbers and starring Alice Faye and Carmen Miranda.
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E.
Girl Crazy (1943 film)
Girl Crazy (1943 film) is a 1943 MGM musical comedy film adaptation of the Gershwin stage musical, best known for starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney with classic songs like "I Got Rhythm."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
McLeod’s Folly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
novel by Louis Bromfield ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | James Wong Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | William K. Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | George Amy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | principled drifter ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
civic responsibility
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freedom of the press ⓘ political corruption ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Johnny Come Lately NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor | James Cagney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Tom Richards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Leigh Harline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | political corruption in a small town ⓘ |
| producer | William Cagney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | William Cagney Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | September 1943 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| runtime | 97 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | John Van Druten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | small American town ⓘ |
| starring |
Edward McNamara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grace George NERFINISHED ⓘ Hattie McDaniel NERFINISHED ⓘ Horace McMahon NERFINISHED ⓘ James Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ James Cagney NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ Marjorie Lord NERFINISHED ⓘ Marjorie Main NERFINISHED ⓘ Minor Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman Willis NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Barrat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starsActorAsRole | James Cagney as Tom Richards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 20th century ⓘ |
| yearOfWork | 1943 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Johnny Come Lately (1943 film) Description of subject: Johnny Come Lately is a 1943 American drama film starring James Cagney as a principled drifter who challenges political corruption in a small town.
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