Shall We Dance (1937 film)
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Shall We Dance is a 1937 Hollywood musical comedy film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, noted for its blend of dance, romance, and Gershwin songs.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shall We Dance (1937 film) canonical | 2 |
| RKO Radio Pictures film Shall We Dance | 1 |
| Shall We Dance (1937 American musical comedy film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9327199 — 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: Shall We Dance (1937 film) Context triple: [Slap That Bass, originallyReleasedIn, Shall We Dance (1937 film)]
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A.
Song and Dance
Song and Dance is a two-act musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber that uniquely combines a song cycle with a dance-based narrative.
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B.
On with the Dance (1920 film)
On with the Dance is a 1920 American silent drama film notable for featuring actress Agnes Ayres in its cast.
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C.
Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers
Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers was a pioneering all-male modern dance company in the United States that challenged gender norms in dance during the 1930s.
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D.
Fred and Ginger
Fred and Ginger is the popular nickname for Prague’s famously curving, deconstructivist “Dancing House” building, whose twin towers evoke the dynamic motion of dancers Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.
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E.
An Evening with Fred Astaire
An Evening with Fred Astaire is a 1958 Emmy-winning American television musical special showcasing Fred Astaire’s song-and-dance performances and innovative use of video effects.
- 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: Shall We Dance (1937 film) Target entity description: Shall We Dance is a 1937 Hollywood musical comedy film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, noted for its blend of dance, romance, and Gershwin songs.
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A.
Song and Dance
Song and Dance is a two-act musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber that uniquely combines a song cycle with a dance-based narrative.
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B.
On with the Dance (1920 film)
On with the Dance is a 1920 American silent drama film notable for featuring actress Agnes Ayres in its cast.
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C.
Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers
Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers was a pioneering all-male modern dance company in the United States that challenged gender norms in dance during the 1930s.
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D.
Fred and Ginger
Fred and Ginger is the popular nickname for Prague’s famously curving, deconstructivist “Dancing House” building, whose twin towers evoke the dynamic motion of dancers Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.
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E.
An Evening with Fred Astaire
An Evening with Fred Astaire is a 1958 Emmy-winning American television musical special showcasing Fred Astaire’s song-and-dance performances and innovative use of video effects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | idea by George Gershwin ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| character |
Linda Keene
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peter P. Peters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | David Abel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Mark Sandrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedInFormat | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| distributor | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | William Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
|
| featuresDancePair | Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSong |
I've Got Beginner's Luck
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off NERFINISHED ⓘ Shall We Dance? NERFINISHED ⓘ Slap That Bass NERFINISHED ⓘ They All Laughed NERFINISHED ⓘ They Can't Take That Away from Me NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmScoreComposer | George Gershwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
musical film
ⓘ
romantic comedy film ⓘ |
| hasDanceStyle |
ballroom dance
ⓘ
tap dance ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
celebrity gossip and publicity
ⓘ
romantic misunderstanding ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Ira Gershwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | George Gershwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | blend of dance, romance, and Gershwin songs ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers RKO musicals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Fred Astaire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ginger Rogers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Pandro S. Berman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDate | May 7, 1937 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1937 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 109 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Allan Scott
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ernest Pagano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
New York City
ⓘ
Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Edward Everett Horton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eric Blore NERFINISHED ⓘ Fred Astaire NERFINISHED ⓘ Ginger Rogers NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerome Cowan NERFINISHED ⓘ Ketti Gallian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shall We Dance (1937 film) Description of subject: Shall We Dance is a 1937 Hollywood musical comedy film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, noted for its blend of dance, romance, and Gershwin songs.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shall We Dance (1937 American musical comedy film)
this entity surface form:
RKO Radio Pictures film Shall We Dance