The Wicked Lady
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The Wicked Lady is a 1945 British costume melodrama film, starring Margaret Lockwood as a notorious highwaywoman, that became one of the era’s most popular and controversial UK releases.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Wicked Lady canonical | 7 |
| The Wicked Lady (1945 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Wicked Lady Context triple: [Gainsborough Pictures, producedFilm, The Wicked Lady]
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A.
The Mysterious Lady
The Mysterious Lady is a 19th-century painting by the Italian artist Giovanni Boldini, renowned for its elegant portrayal of an enigmatic female figure.
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B.
The Maid's Revenge
The Maid's Revenge is a Caroline-era tragic play by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its themes of love, honor, and revenge within a Spanish courtly setting.
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C.
The Lady of Pleasure
The Lady of Pleasure is a Caroline-era comedy play by James Shirley that satirizes the excesses and moral corruption of the English aristocracy.
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D.
The Lady Who Dared
The Lady Who Dared is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film starring silent-era leading lady Billie Dove in one of her notable sound-era roles.
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E.
Lady Brute
Lady Brute is a central comic heroine in John Vanbrugh’s Restoration play "The Provoked Wife," known for her wit, marital dissatisfaction, and sharp social commentary.
- 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 Wicked Lady Target entity description: The Wicked Lady is a 1945 British costume melodrama film, starring Margaret Lockwood as a notorious highwaywoman, that became one of the era’s most popular and controversial UK releases.
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A.
The Mysterious Lady
The Mysterious Lady is a 19th-century painting by the Italian artist Giovanni Boldini, renowned for its elegant portrayal of an enigmatic female figure.
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B.
The Maid's Revenge
The Maid's Revenge is a Caroline-era tragic play by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its themes of love, honor, and revenge within a Spanish courtly setting.
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C.
The Lady of Pleasure
The Lady of Pleasure is a Caroline-era comedy play by James Shirley that satirizes the excesses and moral corruption of the English aristocracy.
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D.
The Lady Who Dared
The Lady Who Dared is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film starring silent-era leading lady Billie Dove in one of her notable sound-era roles.
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E.
Lady Brute
Lady Brute is a central comic heroine in John Vanbrugh’s Restoration play "The Provoked Wife," known for her wit, marital dissatisfaction, and sharp social commentary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British film
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costume drama film ⓘ film ⓘ melodrama film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Wicked Lady Skelton
NERFINISHED
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novel by Magdalen King-Hall ⓘ |
| boxOffice | major hit in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| censorship | subject to cuts by US censors ⓘ |
| character |
Barbara Worth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jerry Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Arthur Crabtree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversy | criticised for immorality and sexual suggestiveness ⓘ |
| costumeDesigner | Elizabeth Haffenden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | popular with wartime British audiences ⓘ |
| director | Leslie Arliss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | General Film Distributors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | United Kingdom theatrical release ⓘ |
| editedBy | Russell Lloyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Gainsborough melodrama cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
costume drama
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historical drama ⓘ melodrama ⓘ |
| leadActorRole |
James Mason as Jerry Jackson
NERFINISHED
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Margaret Lockwood as Barbara Worth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Hans May NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial cleavage-revealing costumes
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portrayal of a female highwayman ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | R. J. Minney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Gainsborough Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| remadeAs | The Wicked Lady (1983 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 104 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Leslie Arliss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| starring |
Enid Stamp-Taylor
NERFINISHED
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Felix Aylmer NERFINISHED ⓘ Griffith Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ James Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Lockwood NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Rennie NERFINISHED ⓘ Patricia Roc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Wicked Lady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Referenced by (8)
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this entity surface form:
The Wicked Lady (1945 film)