Ruthless
E436623
"Ruthless" is a 1948 American film noir drama about an unscrupulous financier’s rise to power and the personal betrayals that fuel his ambition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ruthless canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4394351 — 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: Ruthless Context triple: [Martha Vickers, appearedIn, Ruthless]
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A.
Vicious
Vicious is a hip-hop artist known for collaborating with The Hip-Hop Violinist on genre-blending tracks.
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B.
Vicious
Vicious is a British sitcom starring Derek Jacobi and Ian McKellen as a long-term gay couple navigating their acerbic yet affectionate relationship in London.
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C.
Savage
Savage is the surname of Nigerian singer, songwriter, and actress Tiwa Savage, a prominent figure in contemporary Afrobeats music.
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D.
Frenzy
Frenzy is a 1972 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, known for its dark humor and disturbing portrayal of a serial killer in London.
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E.
Menace
Menace is a British hip-hop producer best known for crafting the beat behind Desiigner’s hit single “Panda,” which was prominently sampled in Kanye West’s “Father Stretch My Hands, Pt. 2.”
- 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: Ruthless Target entity description: "Ruthless" is a 1948 American film noir drama about an unscrupulous financier’s rise to power and the personal betrayals that fuel his ambition.
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A.
Vicious
Vicious is a hip-hop artist known for collaborating with The Hip-Hop Violinist on genre-blending tracks.
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B.
Vicious
Vicious is a British sitcom starring Derek Jacobi and Ian McKellen as a long-term gay couple navigating their acerbic yet affectionate relationship in London.
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C.
Savage
Savage is the surname of Nigerian singer, songwriter, and actress Tiwa Savage, a prominent figure in contemporary Afrobeats music.
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D.
Frenzy
Frenzy is a 1972 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, known for its dark humor and disturbing portrayal of a serial killer in London.
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E.
Menace
Menace is a British hip-hop producer best known for crafting the beat behind Desiigner’s hit single “Panda,” which was prominently sampled in Kanye West’s “Father Stretch My Hands, Pt. 2.”
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama film
ⓘ
film ⓘ film noir ⓘ |
| basedOn | Prelude to Night by Dayton Stoddart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| character |
Buck Mansfield
NERFINISHED
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Horace Woodruff Vendig NERFINISHED ⓘ Martha Burnside NERFINISHED ⓘ Vic Lambdin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Bert Glennon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Edgar G. Ulmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Eagle-Lion Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | John M. Foley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1940s American cinema ⓘ |
| featuresMotif | rise and fall of a tycoon ⓘ |
| filmingProcess | 35 mm black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
film noir ⓘ melodrama ⓘ |
| hasFilmNoirElements | yes ⓘ |
| musicBy | Leith Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | flashback ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | The film follows an unscrupulous financier whose rise to power is driven by personal betrayals and ruthless ambition. ⓘ |
| producer | Arthur Ziehm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Bernhard-Brandt Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1948-05-27 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 104 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Alvah Bessie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gordon Kahn NERFINISHED ⓘ S. K. Lauren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| starring |
Claire Trevor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Diana Lynn NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Hayward NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucille Bremer NERFINISHED ⓘ Martha Vickers NERFINISHED ⓘ Sydney Greenstreet NERFINISHED ⓘ Zachary Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
ambition
ⓘ
betrayal ⓘ moral corruption ⓘ power and wealth ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ruthless Description of subject: "Ruthless" is a 1948 American film noir drama about an unscrupulous financier’s rise to power and the personal betrayals that fuel his ambition.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.