Johnny O'Clock
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Johnny O'Clock is a 1947 film noir crime drama centered on a suave casino manager entangled in murder, corruption, and romantic complications.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Johnny O'Clock canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13514980 — 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: Johnny O'Clock Context triple: [Evelyn Keyes, appearedIn, Johnny O'Clock]
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A.
Dizzy Reed
Dizzy Reed is an American musician best known as the longtime keyboardist for the rock band Guns N' Roses.
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B.
Johnny Coles
Johnny Coles was an American jazz trumpeter known for his lyrical style and work with prominent bandleaders such as Gil Evans, Charles Mingus, and Herbie Hancock.
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C.
Kid Ory
Kid Ory was a pioneering New Orleans jazz trombonist and bandleader, known for his influential tailgate trombone style and collaborations with legends like Louis Armstrong.
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D.
Joe Rock
Joe Rock is a relatively obscure individual whose primary notability comes from sharing the surname "Rock," rather than from widely recognized independent achievements.
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E.
Hank O’Day
Hank O’Day was a prominent early 20th-century Major League Baseball umpire and former pitcher, best known for his long umpiring career and involvement in several historic games and controversies.
- 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: Johnny O'Clock Target entity description: Johnny O'Clock is a 1947 film noir crime drama centered on a suave casino manager entangled in murder, corruption, and romantic complications.
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A.
Dizzy Reed
Dizzy Reed is an American musician best known as the longtime keyboardist for the rock band Guns N' Roses.
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B.
Johnny Coles
Johnny Coles was an American jazz trumpeter known for his lyrical style and work with prominent bandleaders such as Gil Evans, Charles Mingus, and Herbie Hancock.
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C.
Kid Ory
Kid Ory was a pioneering New Orleans jazz trombonist and bandleader, known for his influential tailgate trombone style and collaborations with legends like Louis Armstrong.
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D.
Joe Rock
Joe Rock is a relatively obscure individual whose primary notability comes from sharing the surname "Rock," rather than from widely recognized independent achievements.
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E.
Hank O’Day
Hank O’Day was a prominent early 20th-century Major League Baseball umpire and former pitcher, best known for his long umpiring career and involvement in several historic games and controversies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime drama film
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film ⓘ film noir ⓘ |
| basedInPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| belongsToMovement | classic Hollywood film noir ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Burnett Guffey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | George Duning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dialogueLanguage | English ⓘ |
| director | Robert Rossen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Al Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresGenreElement |
corrupt officials
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fatalistic romance ⓘ hardboiled dialogue ⓘ organized crime ⓘ |
| filmingStyle |
high-contrast lighting
ⓘ
urban atmosphere ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
film noir ⓘ |
| hasFilmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| hasSetting | casino ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
corruption
ⓘ
murder ⓘ romantic complications ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Johnny O'Clock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesElement | romantic triangle ⓘ |
| leadCharacterOccupation | casino manager ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Johnny O'Clock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motionPictureRatingSystem | Production Code era ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
investigation of murder
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police investigation ⓘ |
| narrativeTone |
cynical
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dark ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Edward G. Nealis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 85 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Robert Rossen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Dick Powell
NERFINISHED
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Ellen Drew NERFINISHED ⓘ Evelyn Keyes NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee J. Cobb NERFINISHED ⓘ Nina Foch NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Gomez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Johnny O'Clock Description of subject: Johnny O'Clock is a 1947 film noir crime drama centered on a suave casino manager entangled in murder, corruption, and romantic complications.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.