Yidl Mitn Fidl
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Yidl Mitn Fidl is a classic 1936 Yiddish musical comedy film starring Molly Picon as a young woman who disguises herself as a boy to join a traveling klezmer band.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yidl Mitn Fidl canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11317800 — 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: Yidl Mitn Fidl Context triple: [Molly Picon, notableWork, Yidl Mitn Fidl]
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A.
Sholom Aleichem
Sholom Aleichem was a seminal Yiddish author and playwright, best known for his humorous and poignant stories of Eastern European Jewish life, including the Tevye the Dairyman tales that inspired "Fiddler on the Roof."
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B.
Along Came Bialy
"Along Came Bialy" is a comedic musical number from the Broadway adaptation of Mel Brooks' The Producers, showcasing the scheming antics of the character Max Bialystock.
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C.
Song of the Three Jews
Song of the Three Jews is a deuterocanonical addition to the Book of Daniel, consisting of a penitential prayer and hymn of praise traditionally attributed to three youths preserved from the fiery furnace.
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D.
Tevye the Dairyman
Tevye the Dairyman is a fictional Jewish milkman from Sholem Aleichem’s Yiddish stories, known for his humorous, philosophical monologues and as the basis for the musical "Fiddler on the Roof."
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E.
The Schmuel Song
"The Schmuel Song" is a whimsical, storytelling musical number from Jason Robert Brown's stage musical "The Last Five Years," in which the character Jamie narrates a fable-like tale to encourage his partner's artistic dreams.
- 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: Yidl Mitn Fidl Target entity description: Yidl Mitn Fidl is a classic 1936 Yiddish musical comedy film starring Molly Picon as a young woman who disguises herself as a boy to join a traveling klezmer band.
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A.
Sholom Aleichem
Sholom Aleichem was a seminal Yiddish author and playwright, best known for his humorous and poignant stories of Eastern European Jewish life, including the Tevye the Dairyman tales that inspired "Fiddler on the Roof."
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B.
Along Came Bialy
"Along Came Bialy" is a comedic musical number from the Broadway adaptation of Mel Brooks' The Producers, showcasing the scheming antics of the character Max Bialystock.
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C.
Song of the Three Jews
Song of the Three Jews is a deuterocanonical addition to the Book of Daniel, consisting of a penitential prayer and hymn of praise traditionally attributed to three youths preserved from the fiery furnace.
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D.
Tevye the Dairyman
Tevye the Dairyman is a fictional Jewish milkman from Sholem Aleichem’s Yiddish stories, known for his humorous, philosophical monologues and as the basis for the musical "Fiddler on the Roof."
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E.
The Schmuel Song
"The Schmuel Song" is a whimsical, storytelling musical number from Jason Robert Brown's stage musical "The Last Five Years," in which the character Jamie narrates a fable-like tale to encourage his partner's artistic dreams.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yiddish-language film
ⓘ
black-and-white film ⓘ film ⓘ musical comedy film ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Yiddish cinema ⓘ |
| castMember |
Leon Liebgold
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Max Bozyk ⓘ Molly Picon ⓘ Simche Fostel ⓘ |
| characterGenderDisguise | female character posing as male ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Seweryn Steinwurzel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Poland
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalContext | Ashkenazi Jewish culture in interwar Poland ⓘ |
| director |
Jan Nowina-Przybylski
ⓘ
Joseph Green ⓘ |
| distributor | Joseph Green Productions ⓘ |
| era | pre-World War II cinema ⓘ |
| features |
cross-dressing protagonist
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traveling klezmer band ⓘ |
| featuresMusicStyle | klezmer ⓘ |
| filmingCountry | Poland ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Kazimierz Dolny ⓘ |
| genre |
musical comedy
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romantic comedy ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
family and tradition
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gender disguise ⓘ music and identity ⓘ |
| language | Yiddish ⓘ |
| leadActress | Molly Picon ⓘ |
| leadRolePlayedBy | Molly Picon ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Yidl ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Abraham Ellstein ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the best-known Yiddish films of the 1930s
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its portrayal of Eastern European Jewish shtetl life ⓘ |
| originalAudience | Yiddish-speaking audiences ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A young woman disguises herself as a boy to join a traveling klezmer band. ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | surviving Yiddish film frequently restored and screened ⓘ |
| producer | Joseph Green ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 92 minutes ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| setting | Polish countryside ⓘ |
| stars | Molly Picon ⓘ |
| title | Yidl Mitn Fidl ⓘ |
| translatedTitle | Yiddle with His Fiddle ⓘ |
| writer |
Itzik Manger
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Joseph Green ⓘ |
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