Captain Disko Troop
E137633
Captain Disko Troop is a gruff but fair New England fishing boat captain who mentors the spoiled rich boy Harvey Cheyne in the film "Captains Courageous."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Captain Disko Troop canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1201336 — 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: Captain Disko Troop Context triple: [Captains Courageous (1937 film), mainCharacter, Captain Disko Troop]
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A.
Troop Zero
Troop Zero is a 2019 family comedy-drama film about a misfit girl in 1970s rural Georgia who forms an unconventional Birdie Scout troop to compete for a chance to have her voice recorded on NASA’s Golden Record.
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B.
Special Force
Special Force, better known as the Chindits, was a British India–based long-range penetration commando force that conducted deep-raid operations behind Japanese lines in Burma during World War II.
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C.
The Rebel
The Rebel is a 1961 British comedy film starring Tony Hancock as an office worker who abandons his mundane life to pursue a deluded career as a modern artist in Paris.
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D.
Blitz
The Blitz was the sustained German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom, particularly London, during 1940–1941 in World War II.
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E.
Invaders
The Invaders are a World War II-era superhero team in Marvel Comics, featuring characters like Captain America, the Human Torch, and Namor fighting Axis forces.
- 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: Captain Disko Troop Target entity description: Captain Disko Troop is a gruff but fair New England fishing boat captain who mentors the spoiled rich boy Harvey Cheyne in the film "Captains Courageous."
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A.
Troop Zero
Troop Zero is a 2019 family comedy-drama film about a misfit girl in 1970s rural Georgia who forms an unconventional Birdie Scout troop to compete for a chance to have her voice recorded on NASA’s Golden Record.
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B.
Special Force
Special Force, better known as the Chindits, was a British India–based long-range penetration commando force that conducted deep-raid operations behind Japanese lines in Burma during World War II.
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C.
The Rebel
The Rebel is a 1961 British comedy film starring Tony Hancock as an office worker who abandons his mundane life to pursue a deluded career as a modern artist in Paris.
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D.
Blitz
The Blitz was the sustained German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom, particularly London, during 1940–1941 in World War II.
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E.
Invaders
The Invaders are a World War II-era superhero team in Marvel Comics, featuring characters like Captain America, the Human Torch, and Namor fighting Axis forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Captains Courageous
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linked to:
Captains Courageous (1937 film)
|
| basedOn | Disko Troop from the novel Captains Courageous ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
caring
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disciplined ⓘ fair ⓘ gruff ⓘ hard‑working ⓘ responsible ⓘ strict ⓘ |
| contrastWith | Harvey Cheyne’s wealthy background ⓘ |
| familyName | Troop ⓘ |
| genre | drama film character ⓘ |
| givenName | Disko ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| mentorOf | Harvey Cheyne ⓘ |
| moralRole | moral guide for Harvey Cheyne ⓘ |
| name | Disko Troop ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | catalyst for Harvey Cheyne’s character development ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation |
fishing boat captain
ⓘ
seaman ⓘ |
| region | New England ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWithHarveyCheyne | mentor‑student ⓘ |
| relationshipWith | Harvey Cheyne ⓘ |
| role | mentor of Harvey Cheyne ⓘ |
| setting | fishing vessel at sea ⓘ |
| socialClass | working class ⓘ |
| teaches |
responsibility
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self‑reliance ⓘ the value of work ⓘ |
| universe |
Captains Courageous
ⓘ
linked to:
Captains Courageous (1937 film)
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| vehicle | fishing schooner ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Grand Banks fishing grounds
ⓘ
linked to:
Grand Banks of Newfoundland
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Captain Disko Troop Description of subject: Captain Disko Troop is a gruff but fair New England fishing boat captain who mentors the spoiled rich boy Harvey Cheyne in the film "Captains Courageous."
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