Pink String and Sealing Wax
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Pink String and Sealing Wax is a 1945 British drama film set in Victorian Brighton, centered on a chemist’s family and a murder plot involving poison.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pink String and Sealing Wax canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5778668 — 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: Pink String and Sealing Wax Context triple: [Michael Balcon, notableWork, Pink String and Sealing Wax]
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A.
Jewel Box
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B.
The Keepsake
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C.
The Ornaments of Gold
The Ornaments of Gold is the English rendering of the Arabic title "Az-Zukhruf," referring to the 43rd chapter of the Qur’an, which discusses themes of worldly adornment versus true spiritual value.
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D.
The Sign and the Seal
The Sign and the Seal is a speculative non-fiction book by Graham Hancock that investigates the history and possible whereabouts of the biblical Ark of the Covenant.
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E.
The Cut-Glass Bowl
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- 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: Pink String and Sealing Wax Target entity description: Pink String and Sealing Wax is a 1945 British drama film set in Victorian Brighton, centered on a chemist’s family and a murder plot involving poison.
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A.
Jewel Box
Jewel Box is a richly ornamented Mughal-era mausoleum in Agra, India, famed for its delicate marble inlay work and often considered a draft of the Taj Mahal.
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B.
The Keepsake
The Keepsake is a suspenseful crime thriller novel by Tess Gerritsen featuring medical examiner Maura Isles and detective Jane Rizzoli as they investigate a series of murders linked to ancient mummification practices.
-
C.
The Ornaments of Gold
The Ornaments of Gold is the English rendering of the Arabic title "Az-Zukhruf," referring to the 43rd chapter of the Qur’an, which discusses themes of worldly adornment versus true spiritual value.
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D.
The Sign and the Seal
The Sign and the Seal is a speculative non-fiction book by Graham Hancock that investigates the history and possible whereabouts of the biblical Ark of the Covenant.
-
E.
The Cut-Glass Bowl
The Cut-Glass Bowl is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald that explores themes of materialism, marital strain, and the unintended consequences of seemingly glamorous possessions in early 20th-century American society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British drama film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | play "Pink String and Sealing Wax" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Roland Pertwee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Douglas Slocombe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Robert Hamer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Ealing Studios
NERFINISHED
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General Film Distributors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Michael Truman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1940s British cinema ⓘ |
| filmingStudio | Ealing Studios, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
crime and punishment
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domestic conflict ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
David Sutton
NERFINISHED
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Edward Sutton NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Sutton NERFINISHED ⓘ Pearl Bond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | William Alwyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
chemist’s family
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murder by poisoning ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotKeyword |
chemist
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murder plot ⓘ poison ⓘ |
| producer | Michael Balcon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Ealing Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1945-03-26 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 89 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Dylan Thomas
NERFINISHED
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Robert Hamer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Brighton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Beatrice Varley
NERFINISHED
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David Hutcheson NERFINISHED ⓘ Esma Cannon NERFINISHED ⓘ Garry Marsh NERFINISHED ⓘ Googie Withers NERFINISHED ⓘ Gordon Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ John Salew NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Merrall NERFINISHED ⓘ Mervyn Johns NERFINISHED ⓘ Moore Marriott NERFINISHED ⓘ Sally Ann Howes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pink String and Sealing Wax Description of subject: Pink String and Sealing Wax is a 1945 British drama film set in Victorian Brighton, centered on a chemist’s family and a murder plot involving poison.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Michael Balcon