The Thin Man (TV series)
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The Thin Man is a 1950s American television series based on Dashiell Hammett’s characters Nick and Nora Charles, blending lighthearted mystery with sophisticated marital banter.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Thin Man (TV series) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6702846 — 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 Thin Man (TV series) Context triple: [Peter Godfrey, workedOn, The Thin Man (TV series)]
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A.
The Thin Man Goes Home
The Thin Man Goes Home is a 1945 mystery-comedy film in the popular Thin Man series, following sleuth Nick Charles as he solves a case while visiting his hometown.
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B.
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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C.
The Thin Man film series
The Thin Man film series is a collection of classic American comedy-mystery films from the 1930s and 1940s featuring the witty, crime-solving married couple Nick and Nora Charles.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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 Thin Man (TV series) Target entity description: The Thin Man is a 1950s American television series based on Dashiell Hammett’s characters Nick and Nora Charles, blending lighthearted mystery with sophisticated marital banter.
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A.
The Thin Man Goes Home
The Thin Man Goes Home is a 1945 mystery-comedy film in the popular Thin Man series, following sleuth Nick Charles as he solves a case while visiting his hometown.
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B.
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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C.
The Thin Man film series
The Thin Man film series is a collection of classic American comedy-mystery films from the 1930s and 1940s featuring the witty, crime-solving married couple Nick and Nora Charles.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mystery television series
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television series ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | The Thin Man (film series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Nick and Nora Charles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Dashiell Hammett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterOriginatesFrom | The Thin Man (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| decadeOfTelevisionSeriesDebut | 1950s ⓘ |
| endTime | 1959 ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
lighthearted mystery
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sophisticated marital banter ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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crime ⓘ mystery ⓘ |
| hasGenreCharacteristic | detective fiction ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Nick Charles
NERFINISHED
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Nora Charles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
New York City
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
various urban locations ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | amateur sleuthing by a married couple ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 2 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| producer | MGM Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Clarington Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1957 ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Thin Man (TV series) Description of subject: The Thin Man is a 1950s American television series based on Dashiell Hammett’s characters Nick and Nora Charles, blending lighthearted mystery with sophisticated marital banter.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.