Sudden Fear
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Sudden Fear is a 1952 film noir thriller starring Joan Crawford and Jack Palance, centered on a wealthy playwright who discovers her new husband’s murderous intentions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sudden Fear canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6402968 — 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: Sudden Fear Context triple: [Jack Palance, notableWork, Sudden Fear]
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A.
The Fear
"The Fear" is a pop song by English singer-songwriter Lily Allen that critiques consumerism and celebrity culture with satirical lyrics over a catchy, upbeat production.
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B.
The Fear
"The Fear" is a poem by Robert Frost that explores themes of anxiety, suspicion, and psychological tension in a rural New England setting.
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C.
Journey into Fear
Journey into Fear is a 1943 film noir–style thriller, based on Eric Ambler’s novel, in which Joseph Cotten plays an American engineer targeted by Nazi agents while traveling through wartime Europe.
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D.
Great Fear
The Great Fear was a widespread rural panic and wave of peasant uprisings across France in the summer of 1789, driven by rumors of aristocratic plots and contributing to the radicalization of the early French Revolution.
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E.
Lurking Fear
Lurking Fear is a renowned big-wall rock climbing route on Yosemite’s El Capitan, known for its long, challenging aid and free climbing pitches.
- 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: Sudden Fear Target entity description: Sudden Fear is a 1952 film noir thriller starring Joan Crawford and Jack Palance, centered on a wealthy playwright who discovers her new husband’s murderous intentions.
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A.
The Fear
"The Fear" is a pop song by English singer-songwriter Lily Allen that critiques consumerism and celebrity culture with satirical lyrics over a catchy, upbeat production.
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B.
The Fear
"The Fear" is a poem by Robert Frost that explores themes of anxiety, suspicion, and psychological tension in a rural New England setting.
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C.
Journey into Fear
Journey into Fear is a 1943 film noir–style thriller, based on Eric Ambler’s novel, in which Joseph Cotten plays an American engineer targeted by Nazi agents while traveling through wartime Europe.
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D.
Great Fear
The Great Fear was a widespread rural panic and wave of peasant uprisings across France in the summer of 1789, driven by rumors of aristocratic plots and contributing to the radicalization of the early French Revolution.
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E.
Lurking Fear
Lurking Fear is a renowned big-wall rock climbing route on Yosemite’s El Capitan, known for its long, challenging aid and free climbing pitches.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| academyAwardNomination |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
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Best Actress in a Leading Role ⓘ Best Cinematography, Black-and-White ⓘ Best Costume Design, Black-and-White ⓘ |
| basedOn | play by Edna Sherry ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Charles Lang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | David Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | RKO Radio Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | North America ⓘ |
| editedBy | Leon Barsha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | black-and-white cinematography ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
film noir ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| hasFormat | theatrical feature film ⓘ |
| hasSetting | San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Jack Palance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joan Crawford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacterOccupation | playwright ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Irene Neves
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lester Blaine NERFINISHED ⓘ Myra Hudson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Elmer Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
greed
ⓘ
marital betrayal ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Joan Crawford's performance
ⓘ
use of suspense and psychological tension ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A wealthy playwright discovers that her new husband is plotting to murder her for her fortune. ⓘ |
| producer | Joseph Kaufman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Joseph Kaufman Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 110 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Leonard Spigelgass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| starring |
Bruce Bennett
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gloria Grahame NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Palance NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Crawford NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia Huston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPeriod | Classical Hollywood era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sudden Fear Description of subject: Sudden Fear is a 1952 film noir thriller starring Joan Crawford and Jack Palance, centered on a wealthy playwright who discovers her new husband’s murderous intentions.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.