The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
E426112
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu is a 1929 American pre-Code crime film that introduces the infamous criminal mastermind Dr. Fu Manchu, adapted from Sax Rohmer’s popular series of novels.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu canonical | 3 |
| Fu Manchu | 1 |
| The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu (1929 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4268971 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu Context triple: [Daughter of the Dragon, follows, The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu]
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A.
The Valley of Fear
The Valley of Fear is a Sherlock Holmes detective novel by Arthur Conan Doyle that centers on a mysterious murder linked to a secret society and a dark past in the American coalfields.
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B.
The Tooth of Crime
The Tooth of Crime is a 1972 avant-garde play by Sam Shepard that blends rock music, futuristic slang, and stylized violence in a surreal exploration of fame, power, and rivalry.
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C.
The World's Greatest Detective
The World's Greatest Detective is a renowned epithet for Batman, highlighting his unparalleled investigative skills, deductive reasoning, and mastery of crime-solving in the DC Comics universe.
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D.
The Devil and Sherlock Holmes
The Devil and Sherlock Holmes is a nonfiction collection of investigative essays by journalist David Grann that explores bizarre crimes, obsessions, and mysteries around the world.
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E.
Mystery of Iniquity
"Mystery of Iniquity" is a socially conscious hip-hop track by Lauryn Hill, known for its raw, live acoustic performance and incisive critique of the criminal justice system.
- 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 Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu Target entity description: The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu is a 1929 American pre-Code crime film that introduces the infamous criminal mastermind Dr. Fu Manchu, adapted from Sax Rohmer’s popular series of novels.
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A.
The Valley of Fear
The Valley of Fear is a Sherlock Holmes detective novel by Arthur Conan Doyle that centers on a mysterious murder linked to a secret society and a dark past in the American coalfields.
-
B.
The Tooth of Crime
The Tooth of Crime is a 1972 avant-garde play by Sam Shepard that blends rock music, futuristic slang, and stylized violence in a surreal exploration of fame, power, and rivalry.
-
C.
The World's Greatest Detective
The World's Greatest Detective is a renowned epithet for Batman, highlighting his unparalleled investigative skills, deductive reasoning, and mastery of crime-solving in the DC Comics universe.
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D.
The Devil and Sherlock Holmes
The Devil and Sherlock Holmes is a nonfiction collection of investigative essays by journalist David Grann that explores bizarre crimes, obsessions, and mysteries around the world.
-
E.
Mystery of Iniquity
"Mystery of Iniquity" is a socially conscious hip-hop track by Lauryn Hill, known for its raw, live acoustic performance and incisive critique of the criminal justice system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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crime film ⓘ film ⓘ pre-Code film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Fu Manchu novels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Sax Rohmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy |
Dr. Fu Manchu – Warner Oland
NERFINISHED
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Dr. Jack Petrie – Neil Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ Inspector Nayland Smith – O. P. Heggie NERFINISHED ⓘ Lia Eltham – Jean Arthur ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Lee Garmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Rowland V. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Eda Warren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | pre-Code Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Dr. Fu Manchu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Daughter of the Dragon
NERFINISHED
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The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime
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mystery ⓘ |
| introducesCharacter | Dr. Fu Manchu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
adaptation of Sax Rohmer’s Fu Manchu stories
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early sound-era portrayal of Dr. Fu Manchu ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Fu Manchu film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Rowland V. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1929 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1929-08-10 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 88 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Florence Ryerson
NERFINISHED
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Joseph L. Mankiewicz NERFINISHED ⓘ Lloyd Corrigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Shanghai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Jean Arthur
NERFINISHED
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Neil Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ Noble Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ O. P. Heggie NERFINISHED ⓘ Warner Oland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu Description of subject: The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu is a 1929 American pre-Code crime film that introduces the infamous criminal mastermind Dr. Fu Manchu, adapted from Sax Rohmer’s popular series of novels.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fu Manchu
this entity surface form:
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu (1929 film)