Murder at the Vanities
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Murder at the Vanities is a 1934 pre-Code musical mystery film that blends backstage Broadway glamour with a murder investigation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Murder at the Vanities canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5078160 — 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: Murder at the Vanities Context triple: [Kitty Carlisle, notableWork, Murder at the Vanities]
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A.
Murder Was the Case
Murder Was the Case is a 1994 hip hop soundtrack album and short film project centered on Snoop Doggy Dogg, featuring various West Coast rap artists and produced by Dr. Dre.
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B.
The Talk Show Murders
The Talk Show Murders is a mystery novel by comedian and television pioneer Steve Allen that blends show-business satire with a talk-show-themed whodunit plot.
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C.
Murder to Excellence
"Murder to Excellence" is a socially conscious hip-hop track by Jay-Z and Kanye West that contrasts inner-city violence with Black success and empowerment.
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D.
A Blueprint for Murder
A Blueprint for Murder is a 1953 American film noir thriller in which Gary Merrill stars in a tense story of suspected poisoning and inheritance-driven murder.
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E.
The Charnel House
The Charnel House is a 1945 painting by Pablo Picasso that depicts a twisted, skeletal pile of bodies as a powerful condemnation of war and human atrocity.
- 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: Murder at the Vanities Target entity description: Murder at the Vanities is a 1934 pre-Code musical mystery film that blends backstage Broadway glamour with a murder investigation.
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A.
Murder Was the Case
Murder Was the Case is a 1994 hip hop soundtrack album and short film project centered on Snoop Doggy Dogg, featuring various West Coast rap artists and produced by Dr. Dre.
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B.
The Talk Show Murders
The Talk Show Murders is a mystery novel by comedian and television pioneer Steve Allen that blends show-business satire with a talk-show-themed whodunit plot.
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C.
Murder to Excellence
"Murder to Excellence" is a socially conscious hip-hop track by Jay-Z and Kanye West that contrasts inner-city violence with Black success and empowerment.
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D.
A Blueprint for Murder
A Blueprint for Murder is a 1953 American film noir thriller in which Gary Merrill stars in a tense story of suspected poisoning and inheritance-driven murder.
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E.
The Charnel House
The Charnel House is a 1945 painting by Pablo Picasso that depicts a twisted, skeletal pile of bodies as a powerful condemnation of war and human atrocity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
musical mystery film ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy |
Hans Dreier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Usher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Murder at the Vanities (play)
NERFINISHED
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novel by Rufus King ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Theodor Sparkuhl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesignBy | Travis Banton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Mitchell Leisen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | James Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ |
| featuresMusicBy | Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSong |
Cocktails for Two
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ebony Rhapsody NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmColorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
ⓘ
musical film ⓘ mystery film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Carl Brisson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dorothy Stickney NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ Gail Patrick NERFINISHED ⓘ Gertrude Michael NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Oakie NERFINISHED ⓘ Jessie Ralph NERFINISHED ⓘ Kitty Carlisle NERFINISHED ⓘ Toby Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor McLaglen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableElement |
backstage musical numbers
ⓘ
blend of glamour and crime mystery ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Heinz Roemheld
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leo Robin NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Rainger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | murder investigation during a Broadway revue ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | E. Lloyd Sheldon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1934-05-18 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1934 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 89 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Claude Binyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInEnvironment | backstage Broadway revue ⓘ |
| yearOfWork | 1934 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Murder at the Vanities Description of subject: Murder at the Vanities is a 1934 pre-Code musical mystery film that blends backstage Broadway glamour with a murder investigation.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.