The Good Companions
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The Good Companions is a 1931 British film adaptation of J.B. Priestley’s popular novel, notable for featuring actress Jill Esmond in a leading role.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Good Companions canonical | 6 |
| The Good Companions (novel) | 2 |
| The Good Companions (stage production) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6129452 — 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: The Good Companions Context triple: [Jill Esmond, notableWork, The Good Companions]
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A.
The Great McGinty
The Great McGinty is a 1940 political satire film written and directed by Preston Sturges, notable for its sharp, comedic take on corruption and machine politics.
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B.
Hobson's Choice
Hobson's Choice is a 1954 British comedy film, directed by David Lean and scored by Malcolm Arnold, about a domineering bootmaker and his strong-willed daughter in Victorian England.
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C.
Brigadoon
Brigadoon is a 1954 MGM musical fantasy film, directed by Vincente Minnelli and based on the Lerner and Loewe stage musical, about a mysterious Scottish village that appears for only one day every hundred years.
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D.
Coward of the County
Coward of the County is a popular country song by Kenny Rogers that tells the story of a gentle man pushed to defend his honor and that of his loved one.
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E.
Coward Chance
Coward Chance was a prominent British law firm that later became part of the global legal practice Clifford Chance.
- 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 Good Companions Target entity description: The Good Companions is a 1931 British film adaptation of J.B. Priestley’s popular novel, notable for featuring actress Jill Esmond in a leading role.
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A.
The Great McGinty
The Great McGinty is a 1940 political satire film written and directed by Preston Sturges, notable for its sharp, comedic take on corruption and machine politics.
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B.
Hobson's Choice
Hobson's Choice is a 1954 British comedy film, directed by David Lean and scored by Malcolm Arnold, about a domineering bootmaker and his strong-willed daughter in Victorian England.
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C.
Brigadoon
Brigadoon is a 1954 MGM musical fantasy film, directed by Vincente Minnelli and based on the Lerner and Loewe stage musical, about a mysterious Scottish village that appears for only one day every hundred years.
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D.
Coward of the County
Coward of the County is a popular country song by Kenny Rogers that tells the story of a gentle man pushed to defend his honor and that of his loved one.
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E.
Coward Chance
Coward Chance was a prominent British law firm that later became part of the global legal practice Clifford Chance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf |
The Good Companions (novel)
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linked to:
The Good Companions
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| basedOn |
The Good Companions (novel)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Good Companions
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| basedOnWorkAuthor | J. B. Priestley ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Victor Saville ⓘ |
| distributor |
Gaumont British Distributors
ⓘ
linked to:
Gaumont-British Picture Corporation
|
| era | early sound film era ⓘ |
| filmingStudio | Islington Studios ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre | comedy-drama film ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | travelling concert party ⓘ |
| notableFor | featuring Jill Esmond in a leading role ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | British cinema of the 1930s ⓘ |
| producer |
Michael Balcon
ⓘ
linked to:
Sir Michael Balcon
|
| productionCompany | Gainsborough Pictures ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1931 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
J. B. Priestley
ⓘ
Victor Saville ⓘ |
| setting | England ⓘ |
| starred |
Edmund Gwenn
ⓘ
Gordon Harker ⓘ Jill Esmond ⓘ John Gielgud ⓘ Mary Glynne ⓘ |
| title | The Good Companions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Good Companions Description of subject: The Good Companions is a 1931 British film adaptation of J.B. Priestley’s popular novel, notable for featuring actress Jill Esmond in a leading role.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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The Good Companions
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The Good Companions
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The Good Companions
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