The Killer That Stalked New York
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The Killer That Stalked New York is a 1950 film noir thriller about a woman unknowingly spreading smallpox through New York City while being pursued by both the police and health authorities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Killer That Stalked New York canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13514982 — 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 Killer That Stalked New York Context triple: [Evelyn Keyes, appearedIn, The Killer That Stalked New York]
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A.
Murder Over New York
Murder Over New York is a 1940 mystery film in the Charlie Chan series, featuring the famous detective investigating a murder case in New York City.
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B.
The Killer Speaks
The Killer Speaks is a true-crime television series that features in-depth interviews with convicted murderers as they recount and explain their crimes.
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C.
To Catch a Killer
To Catch a Killer is a 1992 television crime drama film that chronicles the investigation and capture of serial killer John Wayne Gacy.
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D.
The Cold Heart of a Killer
The Cold Heart of a Killer is a crime novel by Gerald W. Abrams, likely centered on a calculating murderer and the investigation surrounding their crimes.
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E.
The Murderer Next Door
The Murderer Next Door is a true-crime psychology book by David M. Buss that explores the evolutionary and emotional roots of homicidal behavior in everyday people.
- 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 Killer That Stalked New York Target entity description: The Killer That Stalked New York is a 1950 film noir thriller about a woman unknowingly spreading smallpox through New York City while being pursued by both the police and health authorities.
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A.
Murder Over New York
Murder Over New York is a 1940 mystery film in the Charlie Chan series, featuring the famous detective investigating a murder case in New York City.
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B.
The Killer Speaks
The Killer Speaks is a true-crime television series that features in-depth interviews with convicted murderers as they recount and explain their crimes.
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C.
To Catch a Killer
To Catch a Killer is a 1992 television crime drama film that chronicles the investigation and capture of serial killer John Wayne Gacy.
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D.
The Cold Heart of a Killer
The Cold Heart of a Killer is a crime novel by Gerald W. Abrams, likely centered on a calculating murderer and the investigation surrounding their crimes.
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E.
The Murderer Next Door
The Murderer Next Door is a true-crime psychology book by David M. Buss that explores the evolutionary and emotional roots of homicidal behavior in everyday people.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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film noir ⓘ thriller film ⓘ |
| basedOn | short story by Milton Lehman ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Joseph F. Biroc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| director | Earl McEvoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Columbia Pictures
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Columbia Pictures Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributorRegion |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| editedBy | Aaron Stell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | noir cinematography ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
ⓘ
film noir ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasAntagonist | smallpox outbreak ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
fear of contagion
ⓘ
public health crisis ⓘ urban paranoia ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Sheila Bennet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Hans J. Salter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrationBy | Reed Hadley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | voice-over narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotKeyword |
epidemic
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police investigation ⓘ public health ⓘ smallpox ⓘ smuggling ⓘ |
| portrays |
New York City police
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
public health authorities ⓘ |
| producer | Robert Cohn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1950-12-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 79 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Harry Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| starred |
Charles Korvin
NERFINISHED
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Dorothy Malone NERFINISHED ⓘ Evelyn Keyes NERFINISHED ⓘ Lola Albright NERFINISHED ⓘ William Bishop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1950s ⓘ |
| title | The Killer That Stalked New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Killer That Stalked New York Description of subject: The Killer That Stalked New York is a 1950 film noir thriller about a woman unknowingly spreading smallpox through New York City while being pursued by both the police and health authorities.
Referenced by (2)
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