Hooray for Captain Spaulding
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"Hooray for Captain Spaulding" is a popular comedic song from the Marx Brothers’ 1930 film and stage musical "Animal Crackers," closely associated with Groucho Marx’s character, Captain Spaulding.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hooray for Captain Spaulding canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9367407 — 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: Hooray for Captain Spaulding Context triple: [Harry Ruby, notableWork, Hooray for Captain Spaulding]
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A.
Captain Carey, U.S.A.
Captain Carey, U.S.A. is a 1950 American crime drama film best known for its post–World War II revenge plot and the Oscar-winning song "Mona Lisa."
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B.
The Captain
The Captain is the famous nickname of Derek Jeter, the longtime New York Yankees shortstop and team leader renowned for his clutch performances and five World Series titles.
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C.
The Captain
The Captain is a central character in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s novel "Elective Affinities," serving as a close friend whose arrival catalyzes the complex emotional and relational dynamics among the protagonists.
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D.
The Captain
The Captain is the English translation of the Spanish name "El Capitan," famously associated with the iconic granite monolith in Yosemite National Park.
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E.
The Captain
The Captain is a 2017 German war drama film directed by Robert Schwentke that portrays a German deserter who assumes a Nazi officer’s identity during the final days of World War II.
- 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: Hooray for Captain Spaulding Target entity description: "Hooray for Captain Spaulding" is a popular comedic song from the Marx Brothers’ 1930 film and stage musical "Animal Crackers," closely associated with Groucho Marx’s character, Captain Spaulding.
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A.
Captain Carey, U.S.A.
Captain Carey, U.S.A. is a 1950 American crime drama film best known for its post–World War II revenge plot and the Oscar-winning song "Mona Lisa."
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B.
The Captain
The Captain is a central character in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s novel "Elective Affinities," serving as a close friend whose arrival catalyzes the complex emotional and relational dynamics among the protagonists.
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C.
The Captain
The Captain is the famous nickname of Derek Jeter, the longtime New York Yankees shortstop and team leader renowned for his clutch performances and five World Series titles.
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D.
The Captain
The Captain is the English translation of the Spanish name "El Capitan," famously associated with the iconic granite monolith in Yosemite National Park.
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E.
The Captain
The Captain is the famous nickname of Willis Reed, the Hall of Fame center and emotional leader of the New York Knicks dynasty of the early 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
song
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stage musical song ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | musical comedy ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod |
early 20th century American cinema
ⓘ
pre-Code Hollywood era ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Groucho Marx
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marx Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Animal Crackers (stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterAssociatedWith | Captain Spaulding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalAssociation |
Marx Brothers comedy style
ⓘ
classic Hollywood musical numbers ⓘ |
| fictionalCharacterCelebrated | Captain Spaulding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceInFilm | Animal Crackers (1930 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceInStageWork | Animal Crackers (1928 Broadway musical) GENERATED ⓘ |
| genre | comedy song ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
stage ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Groucho Marx’s screen persona
ⓘ
being the signature entrance song of Captain Spaulding ⓘ |
| partOf |
Animal Crackers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Animal Crackers (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Animal Crackers (stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Groucho Marx
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marx Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Hooray for Captain Spaulding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | theme song for Captain Spaulding ⓘ |
| yearOfFilmRelease | 1930 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hooray for Captain Spaulding Description of subject: "Hooray for Captain Spaulding" is a popular comedic song from the Marx Brothers’ 1930 film and stage musical "Animal Crackers," closely associated with Groucho Marx’s character, Captain Spaulding.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.