Gloria Grahame as Debby Marsh
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Gloria Grahame as Debby Marsh is the memorable femme fatale character she portrays in the classic 1953 film noir "The Big Heat."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gloria Grahame as Debby Marsh canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gloria Grahame as Debby Marsh Context triple: [The Big Heat, starring, Gloria Grahame as Debby Marsh]
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A.
Gene Tierney as Laura Hunt
Gene Tierney as Laura Hunt is the iconic, enigmatic advertising executive at the center of the 1944 film noir "Laura," whose apparent murder and haunting portrait drive the film’s mystery and romantic obsession.
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B.
Priscilla Lane as Jean Sherman
Priscilla Lane as Jean Sherman is the female lead in the classic 1939 gangster film "The Roaring Twenties," portraying a young woman caught between love, ambition, and the violent world of Prohibition-era crime.
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C.
Lola Kirke as Tracy Fishko
Lola Kirke as Tracy Fishko is the earnest, aspiring writer and college freshman whose perspective anchors the coming-of-age comedy in Mistress America.
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D.
Bette Davis as Leslie Crosbie
Bette Davis as Leslie Crosbie is the iconic lead performance in the 1940 film noir drama "The Letter," in which Davis plays a seemingly refined colonial wife whose involvement in a murder exposes deep moral ambiguity.
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E.
Claire Trevor
Claire Trevor was an American actress renowned for her tough yet vulnerable roles in classic Hollywood films, earning three Academy Award nominations and winning Best Supporting Actress for "Key Largo."
- 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: Gloria Grahame as Debby Marsh Target entity description: Gloria Grahame as Debby Marsh is the memorable femme fatale character she portrays in the classic 1953 film noir "The Big Heat."
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A.
Gene Tierney as Laura Hunt
Gene Tierney as Laura Hunt is the iconic, enigmatic advertising executive at the center of the 1944 film noir "Laura," whose apparent murder and haunting portrait drive the film’s mystery and romantic obsession.
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B.
Priscilla Lane as Jean Sherman
Priscilla Lane as Jean Sherman is the female lead in the classic 1939 gangster film "The Roaring Twenties," portraying a young woman caught between love, ambition, and the violent world of Prohibition-era crime.
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C.
Lola Kirke as Tracy Fishko
Lola Kirke as Tracy Fishko is the earnest, aspiring writer and college freshman whose perspective anchors the coming-of-age comedy in Mistress America.
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D.
Bette Davis as Leslie Crosbie
Bette Davis as Leslie Crosbie is the iconic lead performance in the 1940 film noir drama "The Letter," in which Davis plays a seemingly refined colonial wife whose involvement in a murder exposes deep moral ambiguity.
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E.
Claire Trevor
Claire Trevor was an American actress renowned for her tough yet vulnerable roles in classic Hollywood films, earning three Academy Award nominations and winning Best Supporting Actress for "Key Largo."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
femme fatale portrayal
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film character portrayal ⓘ |
| appearsInFilm | The Big Heat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre | crime drama ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
corruption
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moral ambiguity ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | William P. McGivern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnCharacterFrom | The Big Heat (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterAlignment | morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| characterDevelopment | seeks revenge after being disfigured ⓘ |
| characterName | Debby Marsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterType | gangster’s girlfriend ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely praised performance ⓘ |
| filmCountryOfOrigin | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Fritz Lang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmGenre | film noir ⓘ |
| filmLanguage | English ⓘ |
| filmProducer | Robert Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| filmScreenwriter | Sydney Boehm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interactsWithCharacter |
Lagana crime syndicate
NERFINISHED
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Sergeant Dave Bannion NERFINISHED ⓘ Vince Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
considered one of Gloria Grahame’s signature noir roles
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frequently cited in discussions of classic film noir femmes fatales ⓘ |
| medium | black‑and‑white film ⓘ |
| notableFor |
femme fatale characterization
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iconic coffee‑scalding scene ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Gloria Grahame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionStudio | Columbia Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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