The Galloping Major
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The Galloping Major is a 1951 British comedy film about a London bookmaker who buys a racehorse with his neighbors in hopes of winning big at the races.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Galloping Major canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11497615 — 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: The Galloping Major Context triple: [Gordon Dines, notableWork, The Galloping Major]
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A.
The Galloping Major
The Galloping Major is the famous nickname of Hungarian football legend Ferenc Puskás, renowned for his prolific goal-scoring and leadership for both Hungary and Real Madrid.
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B.
The Dashing White Sergeant
The Dashing White Sergeant is a traditional Scottish country dance tune and song widely recognized for its lively rhythm and use in military and social dancing.
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C.
Rule of the Major-Generals
The Rule of the Major-Generals was a period of military governance in mid-1650s England and Wales during Oliver Cromwell’s Protectorate, when the country was divided into regions each controlled by a major-general enforcing Puritan moral and political order.
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D.
The Gallant Pelham
The Gallant Pelham was a famed young Confederate artillery officer in the American Civil War, celebrated for his daring battlefield leadership and personal bravery.
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E.
The Little General
The Little General was the nickname of Gene Mauch, a longtime Major League Baseball manager known for his strategic, detail-oriented leadership and fiery competitiveness.
- 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: The Galloping Major Target entity description: The Galloping Major is a 1951 British comedy film about a London bookmaker who buys a racehorse with his neighbors in hopes of winning big at the races.
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A.
The Galloping Major
The Galloping Major is the famous nickname of Hungarian football legend Ferenc Puskás, renowned for his prolific goal-scoring and leadership for both Hungary and Real Madrid.
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B.
The Dashing White Sergeant
The Dashing White Sergeant is a traditional Scottish country dance tune and song widely recognized for its lively rhythm and use in military and social dancing.
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C.
Rule of the Major-Generals
The Rule of the Major-Generals was a period of military governance in mid-1650s England and Wales during Oliver Cromwell’s Protectorate, when the country was divided into regions each controlled by a major-general enforcing Puritan moral and political order.
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D.
The Gallant Pelham
The Gallant Pelham was a famed young Confederate artillery officer in the American Civil War, celebrated for his daring battlefield leadership and personal bravery.
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E.
The Little General
The Little General was the nickname of Gene Mauch, a longtime Major League Baseball manager known for his strategic, detail-oriented leadership and fiery competitiveness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British comedy film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Oswald Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Henry Cornelius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | cinema release ⓘ |
| distributor | British Lion Film Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Clive Donner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Alexandra Park Racecourse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islington, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
sports comedy film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
A. E. Matthews
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Basil Radford NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Farrell NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ George Rose NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugh Griffith NERFINISHED ⓘ Janet Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmy Hanley NERFINISHED ⓘ Sidney James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRole |
bookmaker
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racehorse owner ⓘ |
| hasColorInfo | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
gambling
ⓘ
horse racing ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Leighton Lucas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | community ownership of a racehorse ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | British post-war comedy cinema ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A London bookmaker and his neighbors buy a racehorse hoping to win big at the races. ⓘ |
| producer | Monja Danischewsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | British Lion Film Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1951-05-28 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 82 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Henry Cornelius
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Monja Danischewsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| timePeriodOfSetting | post-war Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocationOfDirector | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: The Galloping Major Description of subject: The Galloping Major is a 1951 British comedy film about a London bookmaker who buys a racehorse with his neighbors in hopes of winning big at the races.
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