The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
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The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu is a 1930 American crime thriller film featuring the infamous fictional villain Dr. Fu Manchu in a tale of revenge and intrigue.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu canonical | 2 |
| The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu (1930 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4268972 — 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 Return of Dr. Fu Manchu Context triple: [Daughter of the Dragon, follows, The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu]
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A.
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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.
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E.
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
"Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon" is a 1943 mystery film in the long-running Sherlock Holmes series, starring Basil Rathbone as the famed detective in a World War II–era espionage story loosely based on Arthur Conan Doyle’s "The Adventure of the Dancing Men."
- 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 Return of Dr. Fu Manchu Target entity description: The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu is a 1930 American crime thriller film featuring the infamous fictional villain Dr. Fu Manchu in a tale of revenge and intrigue.
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A.
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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.
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E.
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
"Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon" is a 1943 mystery film in the long-running Sherlock Holmes series, starring Basil Rathbone as the famed detective in a World War II–era espionage story loosely based on Arthur Conan Doyle’s "The Adventure of the Dancing Men."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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crime film ⓘ film ⓘ thriller film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Dr. Fu Manchu character ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy |
Alan Sterling – Neil Hamilton
NERFINISHED
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Dr. Fu Manchu – Warner Oland NERFINISHED ⓘ Lia Eltham – Jean Arthur ⓘ Nayland Smith – O. P. Heggie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Victor Milner 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 ⓘ |
| editor | Bartholomew Batts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | pre-Code Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Dr. Fu Manchu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime
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thriller ⓘ |
| hasFictionalVillain | Dr. Fu Manchu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettingPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
intrigue
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revenge ⓘ |
| notableFor | depiction of the fictional villain Dr. Fu Manchu ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Fu Manchu film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Rowland V. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1930-05-02 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1930 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 88 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Clara Beranger
NERFINISHED
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Lloyd Corrigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soundFilm | true ⓘ |
| sourceCharacterCreator | Sax Rohmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Evelyn Hall
NERFINISHED
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Jean Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ Neil Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ O. P. Heggie NERFINISHED ⓘ Warner Oland NERFINISHED ⓘ William Austin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu Description of subject: The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu is a 1930 American crime thriller film featuring the infamous fictional villain Dr. Fu Manchu in a tale of revenge and intrigue.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu (1930 film)