Dancing on a Dime
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Dancing on a Dime is a 1940 American musical film featuring Virginia Dale in a prominent role, known for its blend of romance, dance, and lighthearted comedy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dancing on a Dime canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9648929 — 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: Dancing on a Dime Context triple: [Virginia Dale, notableWork, Dancing on a Dime]
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A.
The Golddiggers
The Golddiggers were a singing and dancing female ensemble best known for their regular appearances on The Dean Martin Show and related television specials in the late 1960s and 1970s.
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B.
Ten Cents a Dance
Ten Cents a Dance is a popular 1930 torch song with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, known for its melancholic portrayal of a taxi dancer’s life.
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C.
A Night on the Town
A Night on the Town is a 1976 rock album by Rod Stewart that features a blend of romantic ballads and upbeat tracks, including the hit single "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)."
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D.
A Night on the Town
"A Night on the Town" is a 1990 studio album by American singer-songwriter and pianist Bruce Hornsby, blending rock, pop, and jazz influences with his signature piano-driven sound.
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E.
The Gold Diggers
The Gold Diggers is a stage musical that inspired the classic Warner Bros. film series of lavish backstage showbiz comedies in the early 20th century.
- 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: Dancing on a Dime Target entity description: Dancing on a Dime is a 1940 American musical film featuring Virginia Dale in a prominent role, known for its blend of romance, dance, and lighthearted comedy.
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A.
The Golddiggers
The Golddiggers were a singing and dancing female ensemble best known for their regular appearances on The Dean Martin Show and related television specials in the late 1960s and 1970s.
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B.
Ten Cents a Dance
Ten Cents a Dance is a popular 1930 torch song with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, known for its melancholic portrayal of a taxi dancer’s life.
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C.
A Night on the Town
A Night on the Town is a 1976 rock album by Rod Stewart that features a blend of romantic ballads and upbeat tracks, including the hit single "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)."
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D.
A Night on the Town
"A Night on the Town" is a 1990 studio album by American singer-songwriter and pianist Bruce Hornsby, blending rock, pop, and jazz influences with his signature piano-driven sound.
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E.
The Gold Diggers
The Gold Diggers is a stage musical that inspired the classic Warner Bros. film series of lavish backstage showbiz comedies in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | novel "Dancing on a Dime" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor |
Dorothy Young
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Paige NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Ted Tetzlaff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Frank Woodruff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Anne Bauchens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
musical film
ⓘ
romantic comedy film ⓘ |
| hasDanceNumbers | true ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
dance
ⓘ
lighthearted comedy ⓘ romance ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
aspiring performers
ⓘ
romantic relationships ⓘ show business ⓘ |
| musicBy | Victor Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCastMember | Virginia Dale in a prominent role ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A group of young performers convert a warehouse into a nightclub to showcase their talents. ⓘ |
| producer | William LeBaron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1940-07-12 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 74 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Francis Martin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maurice Rapf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | New York City ⓘ |
| soundFilm | true ⓘ |
| starring |
Eddie Quillan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grace McDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Lind Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Paige NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia Dale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dancing on a Dime Description of subject: Dancing on a Dime is a 1940 American musical film featuring Virginia Dale in a prominent role, known for its blend of romance, dance, and lighthearted comedy.
Referenced by (1)
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