Daughter of Shanghai
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Daughter of Shanghai is a 1937 crime drama film starring Anna May Wong that is notable for its rare early Hollywood portrayal of a Chinese American heroine in a leading, heroic role.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Daughter of Shanghai canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T809479 — 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: Daughter of Shanghai Context triple: [Anna May Wong, notableWork, Daughter of Shanghai]
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A.
The World of Suzie Wong
The World of Suzie Wong is a 1957 novel by Richard Mason, later adapted into a successful stage play and film, that tells the story of a romance between a British artist and a Chinese sex worker in Hong Kong.
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B.
The Mysterious Mr. Wong
The Mysterious Mr. Wong is a 1934 American mystery film featuring Bela Lugosi as a sinister Chinatown crime lord seeking power through a series of murders.
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C.
China's Sorrow
China's Sorrow is a grim nickname for the Yellow River, reflecting its long history of catastrophic floods and devastation in China.
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D.
City of Dreams
City of Dreams is a popular nickname for Mumbai, reflecting its status as India’s financial hub and a magnet for people seeking opportunity and success.
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E.
The Painted Veil
The Painted Veil is a 2006 romantic drama film directed by John Curran, adapted from W. Somerset Maugham’s novel about a troubled marriage tested during a cholera epidemic in 1920s China.
- 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: Daughter of Shanghai Target entity description: Daughter of Shanghai is a 1937 crime drama film starring Anna May Wong that is notable for its rare early Hollywood portrayal of a Chinese American heroine in a leading, heroic role.
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A.
The World of Suzie Wong
The World of Suzie Wong is a 1957 novel by Richard Mason, later adapted into a successful stage play and film, that tells the story of a romance between a British artist and a Chinese sex worker in Hong Kong.
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B.
The Mysterious Mr. Wong
The Mysterious Mr. Wong is a 1934 American mystery film featuring Bela Lugosi as a sinister Chinatown crime lord seeking power through a series of murders.
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C.
China's Sorrow
China's Sorrow is a grim nickname for the Yellow River, reflecting its long history of catastrophic floods and devastation in China.
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D.
City of Dreams
City of Dreams is a popular nickname for Mumbai, reflecting its status as India’s financial hub and a magnet for people seeking opportunity and success.
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E.
The Painted Veil
The Painted Veil is a 2006 romantic drama film directed by John Curran, adapted from W. Somerset Maugham’s novel about a troubled marriage tested during a cholera epidemic in 1920s China.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime drama film
ⓘ
film ⓘ |
| associatedWith | representation of Asian Americans in early Hollywood ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | George Robinson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Robert Florey ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Bernard Loftus ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
human trafficking
ⓘ
illegal immigration ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | studio production ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
crime film ⓘ drama film ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeDescription | 1937 American crime drama film starring Anna May Wong ⓘ |
| hasDialogueLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasHeroine | Chinese American woman ⓘ |
| hasLeadHeroine | Anna May Wong ⓘ |
| hasMPAARating | unrated (pre-modern rating system) ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
San Francisco
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| isEarlyExampleOf | Asian American–led Hollywood feature film ⓘ |
| leadActorForCharacter |
Anna May Wong
ⓘ
surface form:
Anna May Wong as Lan Ying Lin
|
| leadCharacter | Lan Ying Lin ⓘ |
| musicBy | Boris Morros ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Chinese American heroine fighting a smuggling ring ⓘ |
| notableFor | early Hollywood portrayal of a Chinese American heroine in a leading heroic role ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfEra |
Hollywood Golden Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Classical Hollywood cinema
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| portrays | Asian American protagonist in non-stereotypical role ⓘ |
| producer | Trem Carr ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1937-12-03 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1937 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 62 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Gladys Unger
ⓘ
Stuart Palmer ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| soundFilm | true ⓘ |
| starring |
Anna May Wong
ⓘ
Cecil Cunningham ⓘ Charles Bickford ⓘ J. Carrol Naish ⓘ Larry Steers ⓘ Philip Ahn ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Daughter of Shanghai Description of subject: Daughter of Shanghai is a 1937 crime drama film starring Anna May Wong that is notable for its rare early Hollywood portrayal of a Chinese American heroine in a leading, heroic role.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Anna May Wong