On the Nickel
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On the Nickel is a 1980 independent drama film about homeless men living on Los Angeles’s skid row, written, produced, and starring Ralph Waite.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| On the Nickel canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21502736 — 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: On the Nickel Context triple: [Jack Kehoe, notableWork, On the Nickel]
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A.
Big Nickel
Big Nickel is a giant nine-metre-tall replica of a 1951 Canadian nickel and a famous roadside attraction located in Sudbury, Ontario.
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B.
Nickel Under the Foot
"Nickel Under the Foot" is a notable song from Marc Blitzstein’s 1937 pro-labor musical *The Cradle Will Rock*, reflecting the show’s themes of social injustice and economic hardship.
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C.
Triple Nickel
Triple Nickel is the nickname of the U.S. Army’s 555th Engineer Brigade, a combat engineer formation known for providing specialized engineering and construction support to military operations.
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D.
"A Nickel and a Nail"
"A Nickel and a Nail" is a classic soul and blues song by American singer O. V. Wright, celebrated for its emotive vocals and deep Southern soul sound.
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E.
Nickel Queen
Nickel Queen is a 1971 Australian comedy film starring Googie Withers, centered on a woman who unexpectedly becomes wealthy from a nickel mining boom.
- 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: On the Nickel Target entity description: On the Nickel is a 1980 independent drama film about homeless men living on Los Angeles’s skid row, written, produced, and starring Ralph Waite.
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A.
Big Nickel
Big Nickel is a giant nine-metre-tall replica of a 1951 Canadian nickel and a famous roadside attraction located in Sudbury, Ontario.
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B.
Nickel Under the Foot
"Nickel Under the Foot" is a notable song from Marc Blitzstein’s 1937 pro-labor musical *The Cradle Will Rock*, reflecting the show’s themes of social injustice and economic hardship.
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C.
Triple Nickel
Triple Nickel is the nickname of the U.S. Army’s 555th Engineer Brigade, a combat engineer formation known for providing specialized engineering and construction support to military operations.
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D.
"A Nickel and a Nail"
"A Nickel and a Nail" is a classic soul and blues song by American singer O. V. Wright, celebrated for its emotive vocals and deep Southern soul sound.
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E.
Nickel Queen
Nickel Queen is a 1971 Australian comedy film starring Googie Withers, centered on a woman who unexpectedly becomes wealthy from a nickel mining boom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.