My Dear Secretary (1948 film)
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My Dear Secretary is a 1948 American romantic comedy film about a struggling writer and his long-suffering secretary, noted for its lighthearted humor and postwar charm.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| My Dear Secretary (1948 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9152180 — 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: My Dear Secretary (1948 film) Context triple: [Edward Small Productions, notableWork, My Dear Secretary (1948 film)]
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A.
Andy Hardy’s Private Secretary
Andy Hardy’s Private Secretary is a 1941 American comedy film in the long-running Andy Hardy series, starring Mickey Rooney as the small-town teenager navigating romantic and family mishaps.
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B.
Mr. Secretary
Mr. Secretary is the formal style of address traditionally used for the United States Secretary of Defense.
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C.
Mr. Secretary
"Mr. Secretary" is the formal style of address traditionally used for the United States Secretary of Transportation.
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D.
Mr. Secretary
Mr. Secretary is the formal style of address traditionally used for the United States Secretary of Education.
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E.
Mr. Secretary
"Mr. Secretary" is the traditional formal style of address used for the United States Secretary of the Treasury.
- 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: My Dear Secretary (1948 film) Target entity description: My Dear Secretary is a 1948 American romantic comedy film about a struggling writer and his long-suffering secretary, noted for its lighthearted humor and postwar charm.
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A.
Andy Hardy’s Private Secretary
Andy Hardy’s Private Secretary is a 1941 American comedy film in the long-running Andy Hardy series, starring Mickey Rooney as the small-town teenager navigating romantic and family mishaps.
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B.
Mr. Secretary
Mr. Secretary is the formal style of address traditionally used for the United States Secretary of Defense.
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C.
Mr. Secretary
"Mr. Secretary" is the formal style of address traditionally used for the United States Secretary of Transportation.
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D.
Mr. Secretary
"Mr. Secretary" is the traditional formal style of address used for the United States Secretary of the Treasury.
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E.
Mr. Secretary
Mr. Secretary is the formal style of address traditionally used for the United States Secretary of Education.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City (fictional setting) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Al Bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Florence Bates NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Cady NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Orth NERFINISHED ⓘ George Chandler NERFINISHED ⓘ Grady Sutton NERFINISHED ⓘ Helen Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ Irene Ryan NERFINISHED ⓘ Keenan Wynn NERFINISHED ⓘ Kirk Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ Laraine Day NERFINISHED ⓘ Rudy Vallee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Russell Metty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Charles Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Harry W. Gerstad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
romance film ⓘ romantic comedy ⓘ |
| leadActor | Kirk Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActress | Laraine Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Owen Waterbury
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stephanie Gaylord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Heinz Roemheld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
lighthearted humor
ⓘ
postwar charm ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A successful but irresponsible novelist hires a new secretary who becomes exasperated with his antics and eventually transforms both his life and career. ⓘ |
| producer | Harry M. Popkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Cardinal Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | September 1948 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 87 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Charles Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | post-World War II era ⓘ |
| starring |
Helen Walker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Keenan Wynn NERFINISHED ⓘ Kirk Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ Laraine Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | My Dear Secretary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: My Dear Secretary (1948 film) Description of subject: My Dear Secretary is a 1948 American romantic comedy film about a struggling writer and his long-suffering secretary, noted for its lighthearted humor and postwar charm.
Referenced by (1)
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