The President Vanishes (1934 film)
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The President Vanishes (1934 film) is an American political thriller drama from the early sound era, adapted from Rex Stout’s novel about a mysterious presidential disappearance amid a looming war.
All labels observed (1)
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| The President Vanishes (1934 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4684204 — 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 President Vanishes (1934 film) Context triple: [William Hawks, notableWork, The President Vanishes (1934 film)]
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A.
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934 film)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934 film) is an early British suspense thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, centered on an ordinary couple who accidentally uncover an assassination plot while on holiday.
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B.
Calling Philo Vance (1940 film)
Calling Philo Vance (1940 film) is a 1940 American mystery film featuring the suave detective Philo Vance as he investigates a complex murder case.
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C.
The Painted Veil (1934 film)
The Painted Veil (1934 film) is an American romantic drama starring Greta Garbo, based on W. Somerset Maugham’s novel about a troubled marriage set against a cholera epidemic in China.
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D.
Quicksand (1928)
Quicksand (1928) is a seminal Harlem Renaissance novel by Nella Larsen that explores race, gender, and identity through the experiences of a mixed-race woman navigating Black and white societies in the early 20th century.
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E.
President’s Plot
President’s Plot is a distinguished burial section within Princeton Cemetery reserved for Princeton University presidents and other notable figures associated with the institution.
- 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 President Vanishes (1934 film) Target entity description: The President Vanishes (1934 film) is an American political thriller drama from the early sound era, adapted from Rex Stout’s novel about a mysterious presidential disappearance amid a looming war.
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A.
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934 film)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934 film) is an early British suspense thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, centered on an ordinary couple who accidentally uncover an assassination plot while on holiday.
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B.
Calling Philo Vance (1940 film)
Calling Philo Vance (1940 film) is a 1940 American mystery film featuring the suave detective Philo Vance as he investigates a complex murder case.
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C.
The Painted Veil (1934 film)
The Painted Veil (1934 film) is an American romantic drama starring Greta Garbo, based on W. Somerset Maugham’s novel about a troubled marriage set against a cholera epidemic in China.
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D.
Quicksand (1928)
Quicksand (1928) is a seminal Harlem Renaissance novel by Nella Larsen that explores race, gender, and identity through the experiences of a mixed-race woman navigating Black and white societies in the early 20th century.
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E.
President’s Plot
President’s Plot is a distinguished burial section within Princeton Cemetery reserved for Princeton University presidents and other notable figures associated with the institution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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drama film ⓘ film ⓘ political thriller film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Rex Stout NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The President Vanishes (novel)
NERFINISHED
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novel by Rex Stout ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Victor Milner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
arms industry influence on politics
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cabinet crisis ⓘ |
| director | William A. Wellman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | William Shea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early sound era ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
political thriller ⓘ |
| hasSetting | fictional United States presidency ⓘ |
| medium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| motionPictureRatingSystemEra | pre-Code Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Karl Hajos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | search for missing president ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Walter Wanger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfSourceWork | 1934 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1934-10-26 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 80 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Allen Rivkin
NERFINISHED
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Lynn Starling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| stars |
Adrienne Ames
NERFINISHED
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Andy Devine NERFINISHED ⓘ Arthur Byron NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward Arnold NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward Ellis NERFINISHED ⓘ Gene Lockhart NERFINISHED ⓘ Osgood Perkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ Peggy Conklin NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Kingsford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
looming war
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political conspiracy ⓘ presidential disappearance ⓘ |
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Subject: The President Vanishes (1934 film) Description of subject: The President Vanishes (1934 film) is an American political thriller drama from the early sound era, adapted from Rex Stout’s novel about a mysterious presidential disappearance amid a looming war.
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