The Raven (1935 film)
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The Raven (1935 film) is a 1935 American horror movie loosely inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s poem, best known for pairing Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi in a tale of madness, torture, and revenge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Raven (1935 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5166172 — 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 Raven (1935 film) Context triple: [Bela Lugosi, performedIn, The Raven (1935 film)]
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A.
The Raven (1963 film)
The Raven (1963 film) is a 1963 horror-comedy film loosely inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s poem, directed by Roger Corman and starring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, and Boris Karloff as rival sorcerers.
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B.
The Fall of the House of Usher (1928 film)
The Fall of the House of Usher (1928 film) is a silent avant-garde horror film, directed by Jean Epstein and based on Edgar Allan Poe’s short story, noted for its experimental visual style and atmospheric depiction of psychological terror.
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C.
The Fall of the House of Usher (1960 film)
The Fall of the House of Usher (1960 film) is a gothic horror movie directed by Roger Corman, loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe’s short story and noted for its atmospheric visuals and Vincent Price’s performance.
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D.
The Cat and the Canary (1939 film)
The Cat and the Canary (1939 film) is a comedic mystery thriller and remake of the 1927 silent film, notable for blending spooky mansion horror elements with lighthearted humor.
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E.
The Wolf Man
The Wolf Man is a classic 1941 Universal horror film about a man cursed to become a werewolf, widely regarded as one of the defining works of the werewolf genre.
- 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 Raven (1935 film) Target entity description: The Raven (1935 film) is a 1935 American horror movie loosely inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s poem, best known for pairing Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi in a tale of madness, torture, and revenge.
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A.
The Raven (1963 film)
The Raven (1963 film) is a 1963 horror-comedy film loosely inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s poem, directed by Roger Corman and starring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, and Boris Karloff as rival sorcerers.
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B.
The Fall of the House of Usher (1928 film)
The Fall of the House of Usher (1928 film) is a silent avant-garde horror film, directed by Jean Epstein and based on Edgar Allan Poe’s short story, noted for its experimental visual style and atmospheric depiction of psychological terror.
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C.
The Fall of the House of Usher (1960 film)
The Fall of the House of Usher (1960 film) is a gothic horror movie directed by Roger Corman, loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe’s short story and noted for its atmospheric visuals and Vincent Price’s performance.
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D.
The Cat and the Canary (1939 film)
The Cat and the Canary (1939 film) is a comedic mystery thriller and remake of the 1927 silent film, notable for blending spooky mansion horror elements with lighthearted humor.
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E.
The Wolf Man
The Wolf Man is a classic 1941 Universal horror film about a man cursed to become a werewolf, widely regarded as one of the defining works of the werewolf genre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Raven (poem) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| certificate | banned in some countries for excessive horror content ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Charles J. Stumar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director |
Lew Landers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louis Friedlander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedIn |
United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Russell F. Schoengarth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
|
| featuresActorPairing | Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingStudio | Universal Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
ⓘ
thriller ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Dr. Richard Vollin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edmond Bateman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
psychological horror
ⓘ
revenge ⓘ sadism ⓘ torture devices inspired by Poe ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Edgar Allan Poe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFollowUpTo | The Black Cat (1934 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | pre-Code style horror despite Production Code era ⓘ |
| musicBy | Franz Waxman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pairing Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi
ⓘ
themes of madness, torture, and revenge ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Universal horror films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | obsessed surgeon inspired by Edgar Allan Poe ⓘ |
| producer | Carl Laemmle Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1935-07-08 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 61 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | David Boehm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| setInPeriod | contemporary to 1930s ⓘ |
| starring |
Bela Lugosi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Boris Karloff NERFINISHED ⓘ Irene Ware NERFINISHED ⓘ Lester Matthews NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel S. Hinds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Raven (1935 film) Description of subject: The Raven (1935 film) is a 1935 American horror movie loosely inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s poem, best known for pairing Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi in a tale of madness, torture, and revenge.
Referenced by (1)
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