Going Highbrow
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Going Highbrow is a 1935 American comedy film featuring Frank McHugh in a leading role as a vaudeville performer who reinvents himself as a sophisticated radio star.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Going Highbrow canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7759306 — 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: Going Highbrow Context triple: [Frank McHugh, notableWork, Going Highbrow]
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A.
The Western Canon
The Western Canon is Harold Bloom’s influential critical study that defends and analyzes a core tradition of Western literature through close readings of major authors from Shakespeare to the 20th century.
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B.
Snobs
Snobs is a social satire novel by Julian Fellowes that explores class, ambition, and the British aristocracy through the story of a young woman marrying into the upper class.
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C.
How to Read a Book
How to Read a Book is a classic guide to reading comprehension and critical thinking that teaches systematic methods for engaging with and understanding books at progressively deeper levels.
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D.
Homo Academicus
Homo Academicus is a sociological study by Pierre Bourdieu that analyzes the structure, power relations, and cultural dynamics of the academic field in France.
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E.
The Reading
The Reading is a Neo-Impressionist painting by Belgian artist Théo van Rysselberghe, depicting figures absorbed in quiet literary contemplation through his characteristic pointillist technique.
- 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: Going Highbrow Target entity description: Going Highbrow is a 1935 American comedy film featuring Frank McHugh in a leading role as a vaudeville performer who reinvents himself as a sophisticated radio star.
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A.
The Western Canon
The Western Canon is Harold Bloom’s influential critical study that defends and analyzes a core tradition of Western literature through close readings of major authors from Shakespeare to the 20th century.
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B.
Snobs
Snobs is a social satire novel by Julian Fellowes that explores class, ambition, and the British aristocracy through the story of a young woman marrying into the upper class.
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C.
How to Read a Book
How to Read a Book is a classic guide to reading comprehension and critical thinking that teaches systematic methods for engaging with and understanding books at progressively deeper levels.
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D.
Homo Academicus
Homo Academicus is a sociological study by Pierre Bourdieu that analyzes the structure, power relations, and cultural dynamics of the academic field in France.
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E.
The Reading
The Reading is a Neo-Impressionist painting by Belgian artist Théo van Rysselberghe, depicting figures absorbed in quiet literary contemplation through his characteristic pointillist technique.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (14)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| filmFormat | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre | comedy film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember | Frank McHugh ⓘ |
| mainCharacterLaterOccupation | radio star ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | vaudeville performer ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | vaudeville performer who reinvents himself as a sophisticated radio star ⓘ |
| occupation | actor ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| productionCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| publicationDate | 1935 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| title | Going Highbrow ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Going Highbrow Description of subject: Going Highbrow is a 1935 American comedy film featuring Frank McHugh in a leading role as a vaudeville performer who reinvents himself as a sophisticated radio star.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.