Brother Rat
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Brother Rat is a 1938 American comedy film set at the Virginia Military Institute, best known for its ensemble cast and lighthearted portrayal of cadet life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brother Rat canonical | 1 |
| Brother Rat and a Baby | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10089229 — 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: Brother Rat Context triple: [Priscilla Lane, notableWork, Brother Rat]
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A.
Uncle Rat
Uncle Rat is a character in the traditional folk song "Froggie Went A-Courtin’," typically portrayed as a relative or guardian figure involved in the humorous courtship story.
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B.
The Rat
The Rat is a 1925 British silent crime drama film, based on a popular stage play, that helped cement Ivor Novello’s status as a major screen star.
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C.
The Rat
"The Rat" is a darkly satirical novel by Günter Grass that blends dystopian fantasy and political allegory to explore themes of human self-destruction and environmental catastrophe.
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D.
Your Friend the Rat
Your Friend the Rat is a Pixar animated short film featuring characters from Ratatouille that playfully explores the history and science of rats.
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E.
Basil the Rat
Basil the Rat is the final episode of the British sitcom *Fawlty Towers*, known for its chaotic storyline involving a health inspector and a loose pet rat in the hotel.
- 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: Brother Rat Target entity description: Brother Rat is a 1938 American comedy film set at the Virginia Military Institute, best known for its ensemble cast and lighthearted portrayal of cadet life.
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A.
Uncle Rat
Uncle Rat is a character in the traditional folk song "Froggie Went A-Courtin’," typically portrayed as a relative or guardian figure involved in the humorous courtship story.
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B.
The Rat
The Rat is a 1925 British silent crime drama film, based on a popular stage play, that helped cement Ivor Novello’s status as a major screen star.
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C.
The Rat
"The Rat" is a darkly satirical novel by Günter Grass that blends dystopian fantasy and political allegory to explore themes of human self-destruction and environmental catastrophe.
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D.
Your Friend the Rat
Your Friend the Rat is a Pixar animated short film featuring characters from Ratatouille that playfully explores the history and science of rats.
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E.
Basil the Rat
Basil the Rat is the final episode of the British sitcom *Fawlty Towers*, known for its chaotic storyline involving a health inspector and a loose pet rat in the hotel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | play "Brother Rat" ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Charles Rosher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | William Keighley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedInFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| distributor |
Warner Bros. Pictures
ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Bros.
|
| editedBy | Ralph Dawson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
|
| featuresCharacterRole | military cadet ⓘ |
| filmingStudio | Warner Bros. Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Brother Rat and a Baby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | play "Brother Rat" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | comedy film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Eddie Albert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry O'Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ Jane Bryan NERFINISHED ⓘ Jane Wyman NERFINISHED ⓘ John Ridgely NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnnie Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Moroni Olsen NERFINISHED ⓘ Priscilla Lane NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronald Reagan NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayne Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ William Tracy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableCastPairing | Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfWork | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Heinz Roemheld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ensemble cast
ⓘ
lighthearted portrayal of cadet life ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| playwright |
Fred F. Finklehoffe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Monks Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Hal B. Wallis
ⓘ
Jack L. Warner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1938-10-29 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 89 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Jerry Wald
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Macaulay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sequel | Brother Rat and a Baby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Virginia Military Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Lexington, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | life of cadets at a military institute ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Brother Rat Description of subject: Brother Rat is a 1938 American comedy film set at the Virginia Military Institute, best known for its ensemble cast and lighthearted portrayal of cadet life.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Brother Rat and a Baby