The Smell of Success
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The Smell of Success is a comedy film produced by Beau Flynn, centered on the quirky world of manure sales in mid-20th-century America.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Smell of Success canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6296657 — 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 Smell of Success Context triple: [Beau Flynn, notableWork, The Smell of Success]
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A.
Sweet Smell of Success
Sweet Smell of Success is a 1957 American film noir drama about a ruthless New York newspaper columnist and a desperate press agent, renowned for its sharp dialogue, cynical tone, and influential portrayal of media power.
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B.
The Bad and the Beautiful
The Bad and the Beautiful is a 1952 American film noir–style drama about the ruthless rise of a Hollywood producer, acclaimed for its incisive look at the movie industry and its multiple Academy Award-winning cinematography.
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C.
All About Eve
All About Eve is a 2019 West End stage adaptation of Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s classic 1950 film, notable for starring Gillian Anderson in the role of aging theatre star Margo Channing.
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D.
All About Eve
All About Eve is a 1950 American drama film about ambition and betrayal in the New York theater world, renowned for its sharp screenplay and performances by Bette Davis and Anne Baxter.
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E.
The Philadelphia Story
The Philadelphia Story is a classic 1939 romantic comedy play by Philip Barry, best known through its acclaimed 1940 film adaptation starring Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and James Stewart.
- 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 Smell of Success Target entity description: The Smell of Success is a comedy film produced by Beau Flynn, centered on the quirky world of manure sales in mid-20th-century America.
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A.
Sweet Smell of Success
Sweet Smell of Success is a 1957 American film noir drama about a ruthless New York newspaper columnist and a desperate press agent, renowned for its sharp dialogue, cynical tone, and influential portrayal of media power.
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B.
The Bad and the Beautiful
The Bad and the Beautiful is a 1952 American film noir–style drama about the ruthless rise of a Hollywood producer, acclaimed for its incisive look at the movie industry and its multiple Academy Award-winning cinematography.
-
C.
All About Eve
All About Eve is a 2019 West End stage adaptation of Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s classic 1950 film, notable for starring Gillian Anderson in the role of aging theatre star Margo Channing.
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D.
All About Eve
All About Eve is a 1950 American drama film about ambition and betrayal in the New York theater world, renowned for its sharp screenplay and performances by Bette Davis and Anne Baxter.
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E.
The Philadelphia Story
The Philadelphia Story is a classic 1939 romantic comedy play by Philip Barry, best known through its acclaimed 1940 film adaptation starring Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and James Stewart.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (16)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| hasProducer | Beau Flynn ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
business competition
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family business ⓘ rural life ⓘ satire of advertising ⓘ |
| mainSubject | manure sales ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Beau Flynn ⓘ |
| settingTime | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| workType | narrative film ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Smell of Success Description of subject: The Smell of Success is a comedy film produced by Beau Flynn, centered on the quirky world of manure sales in mid-20th-century America.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.