Triple
T9818855
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lee J. Cobb |
E238475
|
entity |
| Predicate | playedCharacter |
P1507
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Johnny Friendly in On the Waterfront
Johnny Friendly in *On the Waterfront* is the ruthless, corrupt union boss who controls the docks through intimidation and violence, serving as the film’s primary antagonist.
|
E823624
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Johnny Friendly in On the Waterfront | Statement: [Lee J. Cobb, playedCharacter, Johnny Friendly in On the Waterfront]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Johnny Friendly in On the Waterfront Context triple: [Lee J. Cobb, playedCharacter, Johnny Friendly in On the Waterfront]
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A.
Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront
Terry Malloy in *On the Waterfront* is a conflicted ex-boxer and longshoreman who struggles between loyalty to corrupt union bosses and his emerging conscience, ultimately becoming a symbol of moral courage and personal redemption.
-
B.
Father Barry in On the Waterfront
Father Barry in *On the Waterfront* is a principled waterfront priest who becomes a moral force urging dockworkers to stand up against corruption and violence.
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C.
Terry Malloy
Terry Malloy is the conflicted ex-boxer and longshoreman protagonist of the film "On the Waterfront," known for his moral struggle against corruption and his iconic "I coulda been a contender" speech.
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D.
James Cagney as Eddie Bartlett
James Cagney as Eddie Bartlett is the tough, fast-talking World War I veteran turned Prohibition-era bootlegger and gangster he portrays in the classic crime film "The Roaring Twenties."
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E.
Bill Leavy
Bill Leavy was an American NFL official best known for serving as the referee in Super Bowl XL and for several controversial calls in that game.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Johnny Friendly in On the Waterfront Triple: [Lee J. Cobb, playedCharacter, Johnny Friendly in On the Waterfront]
Generated description
Johnny Friendly in *On the Waterfront* is the ruthless, corrupt union boss who controls the docks through intimidation and violence, serving as the film’s primary antagonist.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Johnny Friendly in On the Waterfront Target entity description: Johnny Friendly in *On the Waterfront* is the ruthless, corrupt union boss who controls the docks through intimidation and violence, serving as the film’s primary antagonist.
-
A.
Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront
Terry Malloy in *On the Waterfront* is a conflicted ex-boxer and longshoreman who struggles between loyalty to corrupt union bosses and his emerging conscience, ultimately becoming a symbol of moral courage and personal redemption.
-
B.
Father Barry in On the Waterfront
Father Barry in *On the Waterfront* is a principled waterfront priest who becomes a moral force urging dockworkers to stand up against corruption and violence.
-
C.
Terry Malloy
Terry Malloy is the conflicted ex-boxer and longshoreman protagonist of the film "On the Waterfront," known for his moral struggle against corruption and his iconic "I coulda been a contender" speech.
-
D.
James Cagney as Eddie Bartlett
James Cagney as Eddie Bartlett is the tough, fast-talking World War I veteran turned Prohibition-era bootlegger and gangster he portrays in the classic crime film "The Roaring Twenties."
-
E.
Bill Leavy
Bill Leavy was an American NFL official best known for serving as the referee in Super Bowl XL and for several controversial calls in that game.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69ca84dfde1481909f47c286d715f892 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cdb2f74e348190be8e4394ae6fe3fe |
completed | April 2, 2026, 12:06 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d1cc74de14819083299a549f04b2b1 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 2:44 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d1ccf59c68819082b4aa37e06d2aaf |
completed | April 5, 2026, 2:46 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d1d0d945d48190b56b7fd2ce568a13 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 3:02 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:31 p.m.