Footlight Parade
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Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film starring James Cagney, celebrated for its elaborate Busby Berkeley-choreographed production numbers and backstage showbiz storyline.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Footlight Parade canonical | 21 |
| Footlight Parade soundtrack | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1924725 — 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: Footlight Parade Context triple: [Lloyd Bacon, notableWork, Footlight Parade]
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A.
Broadway Melody of 1940
Broadway Melody of 1940 is a classic Hollywood musical film best known for its sophisticated song-and-dance numbers and the celebrated pairing of Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell.
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B.
Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis is a classic 1944 American musical film set in early 20th-century St. Louis, following the lives and romances of the Smith family in the lead-up to the 1904 World's Fair.
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C.
Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl is a 1941 MGM musical drama film that follows the intertwined lives and romances of three women who become performers in the famed Ziegfeld Follies.
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D.
Girl Crazy
Girl Crazy is a 1943 American musical film starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland, based on the George and Ira Gershwin stage musical of the same name.
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E.
For Me and My Gal
For Me and My Gal is a 1942 American musical film, co-starring Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in his screen debut, about vaudeville performers whose careers and romance are affected by World War I.
- 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: Footlight Parade Target entity description: Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film starring James Cagney, celebrated for its elaborate Busby Berkeley-choreographed production numbers and backstage showbiz storyline.
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A.
Broadway Melody of 1940
Broadway Melody of 1940 is a classic Hollywood musical film best known for its sophisticated song-and-dance numbers and the celebrated pairing of Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell.
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B.
Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis is a classic 1944 American musical film set in early 20th-century St. Louis, following the lives and romances of the Smith family in the lead-up to the 1904 World's Fair.
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C.
Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl is a 1941 MGM musical drama film that follows the intertwined lives and romances of three women who become performers in the famed Ziegfeld Follies.
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D.
Girl Crazy
Girl Crazy is a 1943 American musical film starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland, based on the George and Ira Gershwin stage musical of the same name.
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E.
For Me and My Gal
For Me and My Gal is a 1942 American musical film, co-starring Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in his screen debut, about vaudeville performers whose careers and romance are affected by World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Footlight Parade Description of subject: Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film starring James Cagney, celebrated for its elaborate Busby Berkeley-choreographed production numbers and backstage showbiz storyline.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.