Five Star Final (1931 film)
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Five Star Final (1931 film) is a pre-Code American drama about the ethical conflicts in tabloid journalism, directed by Mervyn LeRoy and noted for its hard-hitting social commentary.
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| Five Star Final (1931 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Five Star Final (1931 film) Context triple: [Marian Marsh, starredIn, Five Star Final (1931 film)]
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The Star (1952 film)
The Star (1952 film) is a 1952 drama featuring Bette Davis as a washed-up Hollywood actress struggling to revive her career, with Sterling Hayden in a key supporting role.
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B.
Lucky Star (1929 film)
Lucky Star (1929 film) is a 1929 silent romantic drama directed by Frank Borzage, starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell, noted for its tender love story and expressive visual style at the end of the silent era.
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Smilin’ Through (1932)
Smilin’ Through (1932) is a romantic drama film from Hollywood’s early sound era, best known as a prestige MGM production featuring themes of love, loss, and spiritual reunion.
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D.
The Goldwyn Girls
The Goldwyn Girls were a glamorous chorus line of singing and dancing women featured in numerous Samuel Goldwyn musical films of the 1930s and 1940s, often serving as a launching pad for future Hollywood stars.
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E.
Gold Diggers of 1935
Gold Diggers of 1935 is a Warner Bros. musical film directed by Busby Berkeley, known for its elaborate song-and-dance numbers and satirical take on wealth and romance during the Great Depression.
- 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: Five Star Final (1931 film) Target entity description: Five Star Final (1931 film) is a pre-Code American drama about the ethical conflicts in tabloid journalism, directed by Mervyn LeRoy and noted for its hard-hitting social commentary.
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A.
The Star (1952 film)
The Star (1952 film) is a 1952 drama featuring Bette Davis as a washed-up Hollywood actress struggling to revive her career, with Sterling Hayden in a key supporting role.
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B.
Lucky Star (1929 film)
Lucky Star (1929 film) is a 1929 silent romantic drama directed by Frank Borzage, starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell, noted for its tender love story and expressive visual style at the end of the silent era.
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C.
Smilin’ Through (1932)
Smilin’ Through (1932) is a romantic drama film from Hollywood’s early sound era, best known as a prestige MGM production featuring themes of love, loss, and spiritual reunion.
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D.
The Goldwyn Girls
The Goldwyn Girls were a glamorous chorus line of singing and dancing women featured in numerous Samuel Goldwyn musical films of the 1930s and 1940s, often serving as a launching pad for future Hollywood stars.
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E.
Gold Diggers of 1935
Gold Diggers of 1935 is a Warner Bros. musical film directed by Busby Berkeley, known for its elaborate song-and-dance numbers and satirical take on wealth and romance during the Great Depression.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| academyAwardsYear | 5th Academy Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Five Star Final (play)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
play by Louis Weitzenkorn ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Sol Polito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Mervyn LeRoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discusses | impact of media on private lives ⓘ |
| distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | George Marks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
newspaper film ⓘ |
| hasFilmRatingSystemContext | produced before strict enforcement of the Hays Code ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaPage | true ⓘ |
| leadCharacterName | Randolph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacterOccupation | newspaper editor ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
sensationalism in the press
ⓘ
tabloid journalism ethics ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Bernhard Kaun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | ethical conflicts in tabloid journalism ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ |
| notableFor | hard-hitting social commentary ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | sensational newspaper editor ⓘ |
| producer |
Hal B. Wallis
ⓘ
Henry Blanke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1931-09-26 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1931 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 89 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Byron Morgan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Lord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | contemporary 1930s New York City ⓘ |
| soundFilm | true ⓘ |
| starring |
Aline MacMahon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anthony Bushell NERFINISHED ⓘ Boris Karloff NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward G. Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Frances Starr NERFINISHED ⓘ H. B. Warner NERFINISHED ⓘ Marian Marsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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