Cary Grant as T. R. Devlin
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Cary Grant as T. R. Devlin is the suave, morally conflicted U.S. agent he portrays in Alfred Hitchcock’s classic espionage thriller "Notorious."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cary Grant as T. R. Devlin canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3971178 — 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: Cary Grant as T. R. Devlin Context triple: [Notorious, leadActorRole, Cary Grant as T. R. Devlin]
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A.
Cary Grant as Roger Thornhill
Cary Grant as Roger Thornhill is the suave, quick-witted advertising executive mistaken for a spy in Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller "North by Northwest."
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B.
Humphrey Bogart as Dixon Steele
Humphrey Bogart as Dixon Steele is the intense, world-weary screenwriter protagonist whose volatile charm and simmering menace drive the dark romantic tension and psychological ambiguity at the heart of the film.
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C.
David Niven as David Merlin
David Niven as David Merlin is the charming, wealthy department store heir and romantic lead portrayed by Niven in the 1939 screwball comedy film "Bachelor Mother."
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D.
Humphrey Bogart as Charlie Allnut
Humphrey Bogart as Charlie Allnut is the rough-edged yet charming riverboat captain whose unlikely partnership with a missionary drives the adventure and romance at the heart of the classic film "The African Queen."
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E.
William Powell
William Powell was a prominent American actor best known for his sophisticated roles in classic Hollywood films such as "The Thin Man" series.
- 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: Cary Grant as T. R. Devlin Target entity description: Cary Grant as T. R. Devlin is the suave, morally conflicted U.S. agent he portrays in Alfred Hitchcock’s classic espionage thriller "Notorious."
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A.
Cary Grant as Roger Thornhill
Cary Grant as Roger Thornhill is the suave, quick-witted advertising executive mistaken for a spy in Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller "North by Northwest."
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B.
Humphrey Bogart as Dixon Steele
Humphrey Bogart as Dixon Steele is the intense, world-weary screenwriter protagonist whose volatile charm and simmering menace drive the dark romantic tension and psychological ambiguity at the heart of the film.
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C.
David Niven as David Merlin
David Niven as David Merlin is the charming, wealthy department store heir and romantic lead portrayed by Niven in the 1939 screwball comedy film "Bachelor Mother."
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D.
Humphrey Bogart as Charlie Allnut
Humphrey Bogart as Charlie Allnut is the rough-edged yet charming riverboat captain whose unlikely partnership with a missionary drives the adventure and romance at the heart of the classic film "The African Queen."
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E.
William Powell
William Powell was a prominent American actor best known for his sophisticated roles in classic Hollywood films such as "The Thin Man" series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ intelligence agent ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| affiliation | United States government ⓘ |
| antagonisticForce | Alexander Sebastian ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Notorious ⓘ |
| blackAndWhiteFilm | true ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
duty-bound
ⓘ
emotionally conflicted ⓘ reserved ⓘ suave ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Alfred Hitchcock
ⓘ
Ben Hecht ⓘ |
| filmCountryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| filmDirector | Alfred Hitchcock ⓘ |
| filmGenre |
espionage thriller
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romantic thriller ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| filmStudio | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| filmWriter | Ben Hecht ⓘ |
| fullName | T. R. Devlin ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| mission | to recruit Alicia Huberman as an undercover agent ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
moral conflict between duty and love
ⓘ
undercover operation against Nazis in Brazil ⓘ |
| notableScene |
final staircase rescue scene
ⓘ
wine cellar key sequence ⓘ |
| occupation | U.S. government agent ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Cary Grant ⓘ |
| romanticInterest | Alicia Huberman ⓘ |
| setting | Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| worksFor | U.S. intelligence service ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cary Grant as T. R. Devlin Description of subject: Cary Grant as T. R. Devlin is the suave, morally conflicted U.S. agent he portrays in Alfred Hitchcock’s classic espionage thriller "Notorious."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.