The House of a Thousand Candles
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The House of a Thousand Candles is a 1936 American mystery film, based on Meredith Nicholson’s novel, involving intrigue and suspense in a shadowy mansion filled with secrets.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The House of a Thousand Candles canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The House of a Thousand Candles Context triple: [Gertrude Michael, performedIn, The House of a Thousand Candles]
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A.
The Christmas Candle
The Christmas Candle is a 2013 British Christmas drama film based on Max Lucado’s novel, set in a Victorian English village where a miraculous candle is believed to grant wishes.
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B.
Faradda dei Candelieri
Faradda dei Candelieri is a historic religious procession in Sassari, Sardinia, featuring large wooden candle-shaped structures carried through the streets as a vow to the Virgin Mary.
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C.
By Candlelight
"By Candlelight" is a poem featured in the collection *Winter Trees* by Sylvia Plath.
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D.
The Coterie
The Coterie was an early 20th-century London social and intellectual circle of aristocrats, writers, and artists known for its glamour, wit, and influence in British high society.
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E.
Candles in the Sun
"Candles in the Sun" is a socially conscious R&B song by Miguel that reflects on inequality, faith, and the fragility of modern society.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The House of a Thousand Candles Target entity description: The House of a Thousand Candles is a 1936 American mystery film, based on Meredith Nicholson’s novel, involving intrigue and suspense in a shadowy mansion filled with secrets.
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A.
The Christmas Candle
The Christmas Candle is a 2013 British Christmas drama film based on Max Lucado’s novel, set in a Victorian English village where a miraculous candle is believed to grant wishes.
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B.
Faradda dei Candelieri
Faradda dei Candelieri is a historic religious procession in Sassari, Sardinia, featuring large wooden candle-shaped structures carried through the streets as a vow to the Virgin Mary.
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C.
By Candlelight
"By Candlelight" is a poem featured in the collection *Winter Trees* by Sylvia Plath.
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D.
The Coterie
The Coterie was an early 20th-century London social and intellectual circle of aristocrats, writers, and artists known for its glamour, wit, and influence in British high society.
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E.
Candles in the Sun
"Candles in the Sun" is a socially conscious R&B song by Miguel that reflects on inequality, faith, and the fragility of modern society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Meredith Nicholson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The House of a Thousand Candles (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| castMember |
Fred Kelsey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hobart Cavanaugh NERFINISHED ⓘ Irving Pichel NERFINISHED ⓘ Mae Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ Nydia Westman NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Fix NERFINISHED ⓘ Phillips Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Gleckler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Ernest Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Arthur Lubin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Republic Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Ray Snyder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1930s American cinema ⓘ |
| filmFormat | theatrical feature ⓘ |
| genre | mystery ⓘ |
| isAdaptationOf | The House of a Thousand Candles (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor | Phillips Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActress | Mae Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeElement |
intrigue
ⓘ
secrets ⓘ suspense ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Nat Levine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Republic Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfSourceWork | 1905 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 69 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Barry Barringer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lindsay Hardy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | mansion ⓘ |
| sourceWorkAuthor | Meredith Nicholson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceWorkGenre | novel ⓘ |
| title | The House of a Thousand Candles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: The House of a Thousand Candles Description of subject: The House of a Thousand Candles is a 1936 American mystery film, based on Meredith Nicholson’s novel, involving intrigue and suspense in a shadowy mansion filled with secrets.
Referenced by (4)
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