Back Alley Oproar
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Back Alley Oproar is a classic 1948 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng, featuring Sylvester the Cat in a musical battle of wits with Elmer Fudd.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Back Alley Oproar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11597132 — 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: Back Alley Oproar Context triple: [Sylvester the Cat, notableShort, Back Alley Oproar]
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A.
Black Alley
Black Alley is a hardboiled crime novel in the Mike Hammer detective series created by Mickey Spillane.
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B.
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
"Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" is a soulful, horn-driven rock song by Bruce Springsteen that tells the story of the formation of the E Street Band.
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C.
Shot at the Night
"Shot at the Night" is a 2013 synth-rock single by American rock band The Killers, produced by M83's Anthony Gonzalez and released as part of their greatest hits album "Direct Hits."
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D.
Shakedown Street
Shakedown Street is a 1978 studio album by the Grateful Dead that blends rock, disco, and funk influences and includes the fan-favorite title track.
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E.
Back Door to Hell
Back Door to Hell is a 1964 World War II drama film set in the Philippines, notable as an early work of director Monte Hellman and one of Jack Nicholson’s early screen roles.
- 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: Back Alley Oproar Target entity description: Back Alley Oproar is a classic 1948 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng, featuring Sylvester the Cat in a musical battle of wits with Elmer Fudd.
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A.
Black Alley
Black Alley is a hardboiled crime novel in the Mike Hammer detective series created by Mickey Spillane.
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B.
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
"Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" is a soulful, horn-driven rock song by Bruce Springsteen that tells the story of the formation of the E Street Band.
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C.
Shot at the Night
"Shot at the Night" is a 2013 synth-rock single by American rock band The Killers, produced by M83's Anthony Gonzalez and released as part of their greatest hits album "Direct Hits."
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D.
Shakedown Street
Shakedown Street is a 1978 studio album by the Grateful Dead that blends rock, disco, and funk influences and includes the fan-favorite title track.
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E.
Back Door to Hell
Back Door to Hell is a 1964 World War II drama film set in the Philippines, notable as an early work of director Monte Hellman and one of Jack Nicholson’s early screen roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Merrie Melodies cartoon
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Warner Bros. cartoon ⓘ animated short film ⓘ |
| animationType | traditional hand-drawn animation ⓘ |
| backgroundArtist | Paul Julian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Notes to You NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Friz Freleng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ |
| featuresAnimalCharacter | cat ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Elmer Fudd
NERFINISHED
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Sylvester the Cat NERFINISHED ⓘ multiple alley cats ⓘ |
| featuresFranchiseCharacter |
Elmer Fudd
NERFINISHED
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Sylvester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresGagType |
musical parody
GENERATED
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slapstick GENERATED ⓘ |
| featuresHumanCharacter | Elmer Fudd GENERATED ⓘ |
| featuresSetting |
Elmer Fudd's house
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urban back alley ⓘ |
| franchise | Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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musical cartoon ⓘ |
| hasHumorStyle |
cartoon violence
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musical humor ⓘ visual gags ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
musical rivalry
ⓘ
noisy neighbors ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| layoutArtist | Hawley Pratt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Carl W. Stalling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
musical battle between Sylvester and Elmer Fudd
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use of popular songs of the era ⓘ |
| originalReleaseDate | 1948-03-27 ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| partOf | Golden Age of American animation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorWorkStudio | Warner Bros. Cartoons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Edward Selzer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. Cartoons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| remakeOf | Notes to You NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 7 ⓘ |
| series | Merrie Melodies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studio | Warner Bros. Cartoons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| title | Back Alley Oproar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voiceActor | Mel Blanc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Back Alley Oproar Description of subject: Back Alley Oproar is a classic 1948 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng, featuring Sylvester the Cat in a musical battle of wits with Elmer Fudd.
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