Dynamite (1929 film)
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Dynamite is a 1929 American pre-Code drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, notable for its early use of sound and its story of a socialite forced into a marriage of convenience with a condemned miner.
All labels observed (1)
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| Dynamite (1929 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9731523 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dynamite (1929 film) Context triple: [Jeanie MacPherson, wroteWork, Dynamite (1929 film)]
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A.
A Damsel in Distress
"A Damsel in Distress" is a 1937 Hollywood musical comedy film starring Fred Astaire, known for its elaborate dance sequences and Gershwin songs.
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B.
Thunderbolt (1929 film)
Thunderbolt (1929 film) is a 1929 American pre-Code crime drama directed by Josef von Sternberg, notable as an early sound film featuring George Bancroft as a condemned gangster.
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C.
Dy-no-mite!
"Dy-no-mite!" is the exuberant catchphrase popularized by Jimmie Walker’s character J.J. Evans on the 1970s American sitcom *Good Times*.
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D.
Dynamite!
"Dynamite!" is an upbeat R&B single by American singer Stacy Lattisaw, released in 1980 and recognized as one of her signature hits.
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E.
Dynamite!
Dynamite! is a segment or component associated with the acclaimed novel "Things Fall Apart," likely representing an adaptation, chapter, or related creative work expanding on its themes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dynamite (1929 film) Target entity description: Dynamite is a 1929 American pre-Code drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, notable for its early use of sound and its story of a socialite forced into a marriage of convenience with a condemned miner.
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A.
A Damsel in Distress
"A Damsel in Distress" is a 1937 Hollywood musical comedy film starring Fred Astaire, known for its elaborate dance sequences and Gershwin songs.
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B.
Thunderbolt (1929 film)
Thunderbolt (1929 film) is a 1929 American pre-Code crime drama directed by Josef von Sternberg, notable as an early sound film featuring George Bancroft as a condemned gangster.
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C.
Dy-no-mite!
"Dy-no-mite!" is the exuberant catchphrase popularized by Jimmie Walker’s character J.J. Evans on the 1970s American sitcom *Good Times*.
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D.
Dynamite!
Dynamite! is a segment or component associated with the acclaimed novel "Things Fall Apart," likely representing an adaptation, chapter, or related creative work expanding on its themes.
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E.
Dynamite!
"Dynamite!" is an upbeat R&B single by American singer Stacy Lattisaw, released in 1980 and recognized as one of her signature hits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| academyAwardsYear | 2nd Academy Awards ⓘ |
| basedOn | story by John Howard Lawson ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy |
J. Peverell Marley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karl Struss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Cecil B. DeMille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | Anne Bauchens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | pre-Code Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
condemned miner
ⓘ
socialite ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
class differences
ⓘ
marriage of convenience ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | Hugo Riesenfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ |
| notableFor | early use of synchronized sound ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Cecil B. DeMille filmography ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A socialite is forced into a marriage of convenience with a condemned miner ⓘ |
| producer | Cecil B. DeMille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDate | October 5, 1929 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1929 ⓘ |
| runtime | 129 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Jeanie MacPherson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Howard Lawson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | contemporary to late 1920s ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| soundFilm | true ⓘ |
| starred |
Charles Bickford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Conrad Nagel NERFINISHED ⓘ Joel McCrea NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia Faye NERFINISHED ⓘ Kay Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Muriel McCormac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dynamite (1929 film) Description of subject: Dynamite is a 1929 American pre-Code drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, notable for its early use of sound and its story of a socialite forced into a marriage of convenience with a condemned miner.
Referenced by (1)
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