The Secret of the Whistler
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The Secret of the Whistler is a 1946 American film noir mystery in the "Whistler" series, centered on murder, deception, and a scheming husband whose plans unravel in unexpected ways.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Secret of the Whistler canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6473049 — 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 Secret of the Whistler Context triple: [Selena Royle, notableWork, The Secret of the Whistler]
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A.
The Whistler
The Whistler is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that follows an investigation into judicial corruption and organized crime in Florida.
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B.
Mystery Mountain
Mystery Mountain is the former name of Mount Waddington, the highest peak entirely within British Columbia’s Coast Mountains and a prominent mountaineering destination in Canada.
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C.
In the Woods
In the Woods is a 19th-century landscape painting by American artist Asher B. Durand, exemplifying the Hudson River School’s detailed and reverent depiction of the natural world.
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D.
The Hidden Jewel
The Hidden Jewel is a nickname highlighting Villa Park, California’s reputation as a small, affluent, and quietly exclusive suburban community in Orange County.
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E.
The Mountain Between Us
The Mountain Between Us is a 2017 survival romance film in which Idris Elba and Kate Winslet play strangers stranded in the wilderness after a plane crash.
- 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 Secret of the Whistler Target entity description: The Secret of the Whistler is a 1946 American film noir mystery in the "Whistler" series, centered on murder, deception, and a scheming husband whose plans unravel in unexpected ways.
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A.
The Whistler
The Whistler is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that follows an investigation into judicial corruption and organized crime in Florida.
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B.
Mystery Mountain
Mystery Mountain is the former name of Mount Waddington, the highest peak entirely within British Columbia’s Coast Mountains and a prominent mountaineering destination in Canada.
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C.
In the Woods
In the Woods is a 19th-century landscape painting by American artist Asher B. Durand, exemplifying the Hudson River School’s detailed and reverent depiction of the natural world.
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D.
The Hidden Jewel
The Hidden Jewel is a nickname highlighting Villa Park, California’s reputation as a small, affluent, and quietly exclusive suburban community in Orange County.
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E.
The Mountain Between Us
The Mountain Between Us is a 2017 survival romance film in which Idris Elba and Kate Winslet play strangers stranded in the wilderness after a plane crash.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Whistler radio series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| character |
Edith Harrison
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kay Morrell NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | L. William O’Connell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | George Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | James Sweeney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingProcess | black-and-white cinematography ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
ⓘ
film noir ⓘ mystery ⓘ |
| hasFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | Wilbur Hatch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrationBy | The Whistler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Whistler film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotKeyword |
deception
ⓘ
murder ⓘ scheming husband ⓘ |
| producer | Rudolph C. Flothow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Larry Darmour Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1946-10-16 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 65 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
George Bricker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Sale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| stars |
Leslie Brooks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael Duane NERFINISHED ⓘ Mona Barrie NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Dix NERFINISHED ⓘ Tala Birell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Secret of the Whistler Description of subject: The Secret of the Whistler is a 1946 American film noir mystery in the "Whistler" series, centered on murder, deception, and a scheming husband whose plans unravel in unexpected ways.
Referenced by (2)
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