Murders in the Zoo
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Murders in the Zoo is a 1933 pre-Code American horror film known for its shocking violence and for featuring Lionel Atwill as a sadistic big-game hunter.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Murders in the Zoo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7438397 — 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: Murders in the Zoo Context triple: [Lionel Atwill, performedIn, Murders in the Zoo]
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A.
The Zoo
"The Zoo" is a popular nickname for Kalamazoo, Michigan, reflecting the city's lively character and strong local identity.
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B.
The Zoo
"The Zoo" is a popular hard rock song by the German band Scorpions, known for its heavy riff and frequent appearance in their live performances.
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C.
The Zoo
"The Zoo" is the raucous student section and fan base known for creating an intense home-field atmosphere at Arizona Stadium, home of the University of Arizona Wildcats football team.
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D.
The Talk Show Murders
The Talk Show Murders is a mystery novel by comedian and television pioneer Steve Allen that blends show-business satire with a talk-show-themed whodunit plot.
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E.
The Sleeping Beauty Killer
The Sleeping Beauty Killer is a crime novel in Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke’s "Under Suspicion" series, following a cold-case TV producer as she re-investigates a notorious murder and the woman long believed to be the killer.
- 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: Murders in the Zoo Target entity description: Murders in the Zoo is a 1933 pre-Code American horror film known for its shocking violence and for featuring Lionel Atwill as a sadistic big-game hunter.
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A.
The Zoo
"The Zoo" is a popular nickname for Kalamazoo, Michigan, reflecting the city's lively character and strong local identity.
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B.
The Zoo
"The Zoo" is a popular hard rock song by the German band Scorpions, known for its heavy riff and frequent appearance in their live performances.
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C.
The Zoo
"The Zoo" is the raucous student section and fan base known for creating an intense home-field atmosphere at Arizona Stadium, home of the University of Arizona Wildcats football team.
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D.
The Talk Show Murders
The Talk Show Murders is a mystery novel by comedian and television pioneer Steve Allen that blends show-business satire with a talk-show-themed whodunit plot.
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E.
The Sleeping Beauty Killer
The Sleeping Beauty Killer is a crime novel in Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke’s "Under Suspicion" series, following a cold-case TV producer as she re-investigates a notorious murder and the woman long believed to be the killer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American horror film
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film ⓘ |
| basedInEra | pre-Code Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Ernest Haller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | A. Edward Sutherland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Bartholomew J. Dodd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresAnimal |
alligators
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big cats ⓘ snakes ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | sadistic big-game hunter ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | studio production ⓘ |
| genre | horror film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Charlie Ruggles
NERFINISHED
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Gail Patrick NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Beresford NERFINISHED ⓘ John Lodge NERFINISHED ⓘ Kathleen Burke NERFINISHED ⓘ Lionel Atwill NERFINISHED ⓘ Randolph Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSetting | American zoo ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
jealousy
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murder ⓘ revenge ⓘ wild animals ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | unrated (pre-Code era) ⓘ |
| musicBy | John Leipold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pre-Code horror elements
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shocking violence ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | William H. Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1933-03-31 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 65 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Philip Wylie
NERFINISHED
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Seton I. Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | zoo ⓘ |
| starring |
Charlie Ruggles
NERFINISHED
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Gail Patrick NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Beresford NERFINISHED ⓘ John Lodge NERFINISHED ⓘ Kathleen Burke NERFINISHED ⓘ Lionel Atwill NERFINISHED ⓘ Randolph Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Murders in the Zoo Description of subject: Murders in the Zoo is a 1933 pre-Code American horror film known for its shocking violence and for featuring Lionel Atwill as a sadistic big-game hunter.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.