The Meanest Man in the World
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The Meanest Man in the World is a 1943 American comedy film starring Jack Benny as a mild-mannered lawyer who pretends to be ruthless to advance his career, leading to a series of humorous complications.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Meanest Man in the World canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18522943 — 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)
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Target entity: The Meanest Man in the World Context triple: [Sidney Lanfield, directed, The Meanest Man in the World]
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A.
The Hard Man
The Hard Man is a 1957 American Western film starring Guy Madison as a tough lawman caught in a deadly conflict with a powerful rancher.
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B.
The Last Angry Man
The Last Angry Man is a 1959 American drama film, based on Gerald Green’s novel, about an idealistic, aging Brooklyn doctor confronting social and personal challenges in a changing world.
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C.
The Violent Men
The Violent Men is a 1955 American Western film starring Glenn Ford, Barbara Stanwyck, and Edward G. Robinson, noted for its intense land war drama and striking cinematography.
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D.
Day of the Badman
Day of the Badman is a 1958 American Western film starring Fred MacMurray as a principled judge facing down outlaws to uphold justice in a frontier town.
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E.
There Was a Crooked Man
"There Was a Crooked Man" is a British comedy film featuring Norman Wisdom in one of his characteristic comic 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: The Meanest Man in the World Target entity description: The Meanest Man in the World is a 1943 American comedy film starring Jack Benny as a mild-mannered lawyer who pretends to be ruthless to advance his career, leading to a series of humorous complications.
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A.
The Hard Man
The Hard Man is a 1957 American Western film starring Guy Madison as a tough lawman caught in a deadly conflict with a powerful rancher.
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B.
The Last Angry Man
The Last Angry Man is a 1959 American drama film, based on Gerald Green’s novel, about an idealistic, aging Brooklyn doctor confronting social and personal challenges in a changing world.
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C.
The Violent Men
The Violent Men is a 1955 American Western film starring Glenn Ford, Barbara Stanwyck, and Edward G. Robinson, noted for its intense land war drama and striking cinematography.
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D.
Day of the Badman
Day of the Badman is a 1958 American Western film starring Fred MacMurray as a principled judge facing down outlaws to uphold justice in a frontier town.
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E.
There Was a Crooked Man
"There Was a Crooked Man" is a British comedy film featuring Norman Wisdom in one of his characteristic comic roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
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