Shadow of the Thin Man
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Shadow of the Thin Man is a 1941 comedy-mystery film in the popular "Thin Man" series, featuring William Powell and Myrna Loy as the witty detective couple Nick and Nora Charles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shadow of the Thin Man canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5635113 — 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: Shadow of the Thin Man Context triple: [Another Thin Man, followedBy, Shadow of the Thin Man]
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A.
After the Thin Man
After the Thin Man is a 1936 American mystery-comedy film in the Thin Man series, known for its witty dialogue and sophisticated blend of humor and detective intrigue.
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B.
Another Thin Man
Another Thin Man is a 1939 American mystery-comedy film in the popular Thin Man series, featuring William Powell and Myrna Loy as sleuthing couple Nick and Nora Charles.
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C.
The Thin Man
The Thin Man is a 1934 American mystery-comedy film, based on Dashiell Hammett’s novel, that follows witty married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles as they investigate a disappearance in high-society New York.
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D.
Ballad of a Thin Man
"Ballad of a Thin Man" is a dark, surreal Bob Dylan song known for its biting critique of clueless establishment figures and its haunting, piano-driven sound.
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E.
The Adventures of Sam Spade
The Adventures of Sam Spade is a classic American radio drama series from the 1940s that follows hard-boiled private detective Sam Spade through witty, fast-paced crime and mystery cases.
- 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: Shadow of the Thin Man Target entity description: Shadow of the Thin Man is a 1941 comedy-mystery film in the popular "Thin Man" series, featuring William Powell and Myrna Loy as the witty detective couple Nick and Nora Charles.
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A.
After the Thin Man
After the Thin Man is a 1936 American mystery-comedy film in the Thin Man series, known for its witty dialogue and sophisticated blend of humor and detective intrigue.
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B.
Another Thin Man
Another Thin Man is a 1939 American mystery-comedy film in the popular Thin Man series, featuring William Powell and Myrna Loy as sleuthing couple Nick and Nora Charles.
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C.
The Thin Man
The Thin Man is a 1934 American mystery-comedy film, based on Dashiell Hammett’s novel, that follows witty married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles as they investigate a disappearance in high-society New York.
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D.
Ballad of a Thin Man
"Ballad of a Thin Man" is a dark, surreal Bob Dylan song known for its biting critique of clueless establishment figures and its haunting, piano-driven sound.
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E.
The Adventures of Sam Spade
The Adventures of Sam Spade is a classic American radio drama series from the 1940s that follows hard-boiled private detective Sam Spade through witty, fast-paced crime and mystery cases.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy-mystery film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | characters created by Dashiell Hammett ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographer | William H. Daniels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | W. S. Van Dyke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editor | Robert Kern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
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| featuresCharacter |
Asta
NERFINISHED
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Nick Charles NERFINISHED ⓘ Nora Charles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Thin Man Goes Home NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Another Thin Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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crime ⓘ mystery ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
amateur sleuthing
ⓘ
high-society comedy ⓘ |
| includesSubgenre | detective fiction ⓘ |
| leadActorRole |
Myrna Loy as Nora Charles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Powell as Nick Charles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | Passed ⓘ |
| musicBy | David Snell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | witty banter between Nick and Nora Charles ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Thin Man film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Hunt Stromberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1941-11-21 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 97 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Harry Kurnitz
NERFINISHED
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Irving Brecher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Barry Nelson
NERFINISHED
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Donna Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ Louise Beavers NERFINISHED ⓘ Myrna Loy NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Levene NERFINISHED ⓘ Stella Adler NERFINISHED ⓘ William Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shadow of the Thin Man Description of subject: Shadow of the Thin Man is a 1941 comedy-mystery film in the popular "Thin Man" series, featuring William Powell and Myrna Loy as the witty detective couple Nick and Nora Charles.
Referenced by (8)
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