The Dragon Murder Case
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The Dragon Murder Case is a 1934 mystery film in the Philo Vance detective series, starring Warren William as the suave amateur sleuth investigating a bizarre murder linked to a secluded estate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Dragon Murder Case canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5830787 — 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 Dragon Murder Case Context triple: [Warren William, notableWork, The Dragon Murder Case]
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A.
The Cinderella Murder
The Cinderella Murder is a crime thriller novel co-written by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke that follows a television cold-case investigation into the mysterious death of a college student.
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B.
Mystery of Iniquity
"Mystery of Iniquity" is a socially conscious hip-hop track by Lauryn Hill, known for its raw, live acoustic performance and incisive critique of the criminal justice system.
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C.
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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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 Case of the Velvet Claws
The Case of the Velvet Claws is a 1933 detective novel by Erle Stanley Gardner that launched the long-running Perry Mason series.
- 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 Dragon Murder Case Target entity description: The Dragon Murder Case is a 1934 mystery film in the Philo Vance detective series, starring Warren William as the suave amateur sleuth investigating a bizarre murder linked to a secluded estate.
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A.
The Cinderella Murder
The Cinderella Murder is a crime thriller novel co-written by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke that follows a television cold-case investigation into the mysterious death of a college student.
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B.
Mystery of Iniquity
"Mystery of Iniquity" is a socially conscious hip-hop track by Lauryn Hill, known for its raw, live acoustic performance and incisive critique of the criminal justice system.
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C.
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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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 Case of the Velvet Claws
The Case of the Velvet Claws is a 1933 detective novel by Erle Stanley Gardner that launched the long-running Perry Mason series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Philo Vance novel
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The Dragon Murder Case NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | S. S. Van Dine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterType | amateur sleuth ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Tony Gaudio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | H. Bruce Humberstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
First National Pictures
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| editedBy | Harold McLernon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Pre-Code Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Philo Vance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre | mystery ⓘ |
| hasColor | black-and-white ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActorRole | Warren William as Philo Vance ⓘ |
| musicBy | Bernhard Kaun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the later entries in the Philo Vance film series ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Philo Vance film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Philo Vance investigates a bizarre murder connected to a secluded estate with a pool known as the Dragon Pool. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1934-08-08 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1934 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 67 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Fred Niblo Jr.
NERFINISHED
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Robert N. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | New York City ⓘ |
| settingFeature |
mysterious swimming pool called the Dragon Pool
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secluded estate ⓘ |
| sourceMaterialPublicationYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| starring |
Dorothy Tree
NERFINISHED
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Eugene Pallette NERFINISHED ⓘ George E. Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyle Talbot NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Lindsay NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Barrat NERFINISHED ⓘ Warren William NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Dragon Murder Case Description of subject: The Dragon Murder Case is a 1934 mystery film in the Philo Vance detective series, starring Warren William as the suave amateur sleuth investigating a bizarre murder linked to a secluded estate.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.