"Make 'Em Laugh" musical number
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"Make 'Em Laugh" is a high-energy comic musical number from the film Singin' in the Rain, celebrated for Donald O'Connor's acrobatic slapstick performance and inventive physical comedy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "Make 'Em Laugh" musical number canonical | 1 |
| Make 'Em Laugh sequence in Singin' in the Rain | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T529649 — 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: "Make 'Em Laugh" musical number Context triple: [Singin' in the Rain, famousFor, "Make 'Em Laugh" musical number]
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A.
Ministry of Silly Walks
The Ministry of Silly Walks is a famous Monty Python comedy sketch featuring John Cleese as a bureaucrat in a fictional government department devoted to developing absurd and elaborate ways of walking.
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B.
Broadway Boogie Woogie
Broadway Boogie Woogie is a late abstract painting by Piet Mondrian, celebrated for its vibrant grid of colored squares inspired by the rhythm and layout of New York City.
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C.
Funny Face
Funny Face is a 1957 musical romantic comedy film starring Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire, celebrated for its fashion-forward Paris setting, iconic dance numbers, and classic songs.
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D.
Ziegfeld Follies
Ziegfeld Follies was a series of lavish Broadway theatrical revues produced in the early 20th century, renowned for their elaborate staging, glamorous showgirls, and performances by major stars of the era.
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E.
Officer and Laughing Girl
Officer and Laughing Girl is a 17th-century genre painting by Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer depicting an intimate, light-filled interior scene of a soldier conversing with a smiling young woman.
- 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: "Make 'Em Laugh" musical number Target entity description: "Make 'Em Laugh" is a high-energy comic musical number from the film Singin' in the Rain, celebrated for Donald O'Connor's acrobatic slapstick performance and inventive physical comedy.
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A.
Ministry of Silly Walks
The Ministry of Silly Walks is a famous Monty Python comedy sketch featuring John Cleese as a bureaucrat in a fictional government department devoted to developing absurd and elaborate ways of walking.
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B.
Broadway Boogie Woogie
Broadway Boogie Woogie is a late abstract painting by Piet Mondrian, celebrated for its vibrant grid of colored squares inspired by the rhythm and layout of New York City.
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C.
Funny Face
Funny Face is a 1957 musical romantic comedy film starring Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire, celebrated for its fashion-forward Paris setting, iconic dance numbers, and classic songs.
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D.
Ziegfeld Follies
Ziegfeld Follies was a series of lavish Broadway theatrical revues produced in the early 20th century, renowned for their elaborate staging, glamorous showgirls, and performances by major stars of the era.
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E.
Officer and Laughing Girl
Officer and Laughing Girl is a 17th-century genre painting by Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer depicting an intimate, light-filled interior scene of a soldier conversing with a smiling young woman.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film song
ⓘ
musical number ⓘ show tune ⓘ |
| associatedPerformer | Donald O'Connor ⓘ |
| associatedWith | MGM musicals ⓘ |
| characterPerformedBy | Cosmo Brown ⓘ |
| choreographerOfFilm |
Gene Kelly
ⓘ
Stanley Donen ⓘ |
| composer | Nacio Herb Brown ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReputation |
classic Hollywood musical number
ⓘ
showcase for Donald O'Connor ⓘ |
| danceStyle |
acrobatics
ⓘ
tap dance ⓘ |
| directorsOfFilm |
Gene Kelly
ⓘ
Stanley Donen ⓘ |
| era |
Golden Age of Hollywood
ⓘ
linked to:
Hollywood Golden Age
|
| featuredInFilm | Singin' in the Rain ⓘ |
| filmedIn |
MGM studios
ⓘ
linked to:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
|
| filmReleaseYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
musical comedy ⓘ |
| historicalContext | transition from silent films to talkies (in film's story) ⓘ |
| influencedByClaim | Cole Porter song "Be a Clown" ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Arthur Freed ⓘ |
| medium | sound film ⓘ |
| musicalForm | up-tempo comedy song ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
develops Cosmo Brown's character
ⓘ
linked to:
Cosmo Brown
provides comic interlude in film ⓘ |
| notableFor |
acrobatic physical comedy
ⓘ
high-energy choreography ⓘ self-inflicted pratfalls ⓘ wall-running stunt ⓘ |
| partOf |
Singin' in the Rain soundtrack
ⓘ
linked to:
Singin' in the Rain
|
| performedBy | Donald O'Connor ⓘ |
| portraysCharacter | Cosmo Brown ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfFilm | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| sequenceType | comic relief number ⓘ |
| style | slapstick ⓘ |
| tempo | fast ⓘ |
| theme |
making audiences laugh
ⓘ
show business ⓘ |
| title | Make 'Em Laugh ⓘ |
| usesProp |
dummy
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set walls ⓘ sofa ⓘ |
| vocalRegister | tenor ⓘ |
| vocalType | solo male vocal ⓘ |
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Subject: "Make 'Em Laugh" musical number Description of subject: "Make 'Em Laugh" is a high-energy comic musical number from the film Singin' in the Rain, celebrated for Donald O'Connor's acrobatic slapstick performance and inventive physical comedy.
Referenced by (2)
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