The Black Cat (1941 film)
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The Black Cat (1941 film) is a 1941 American horror-comedy movie loosely inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s story, featuring a mix of mystery, dark humor, and spooky atmosphere.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Black Cat (1941 film) canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8889214 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Black Cat (1941 film) Context triple: [Gale Sondergaard, performedIn, The Black Cat (1941 film)]
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The Black Cat (1934 film)
The Black Cat (1934 film) is a 1934 horror movie best known for pairing genre icons Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff in a dark, psychologically driven tale loosely inspired by Edgar Allan Poe.
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B.
Cat People (1942 film)
Cat People (1942 film) is a 1942 horror film directed by Jacques Tourneur, renowned for its atmospheric suspense, psychological tension, and influential use of shadow and suggestion over explicit scares.
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The Cat and the Canary (1939 film)
The Cat and the Canary (1939 film) is a comedic mystery thriller and remake of the 1927 silent film, notable for blending spooky mansion horror elements with lighthearted humor.
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The Cat and the Canary (1927 film)
The Cat and the Canary (1927 film) is a silent American horror-comedy directed by Paul Leni, celebrated as an early classic of the “old dark house” genre blending suspense and dark humor.
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E.
The Case of the Black Cat
The Case of the Black Cat is a 1934 American mystery film, part of the Perry Mason series, directed by William C. McGann and produced by Bryan Foy.
- 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 Black Cat (1941 film) Target entity description: The Black Cat (1941 film) is a 1941 American horror-comedy movie loosely inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s story, featuring a mix of mystery, dark humor, and spooky atmosphere.
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A.
The Black Cat (1934 film)
The Black Cat (1934 film) is a 1934 horror movie best known for pairing genre icons Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff in a dark, psychologically driven tale loosely inspired by Edgar Allan Poe.
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B.
Cat People (1942 film)
Cat People (1942 film) is a 1942 horror film directed by Jacques Tourneur, renowned for its atmospheric suspense, psychological tension, and influential use of shadow and suggestion over explicit scares.
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C.
The Cat and the Canary (1939 film)
The Cat and the Canary (1939 film) is a comedic mystery thriller and remake of the 1927 silent film, notable for blending spooky mansion horror elements with lighthearted humor.
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D.
The Cat and the Canary (1927 film)
The Cat and the Canary (1927 film) is a silent American horror-comedy directed by Paul Leni, celebrated as an early classic of the “old dark house” genre blending suspense and dark humor.
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E.
The Case of the Black Cat
The Case of the Black Cat is a 1934 American mystery film, part of the Perry Mason series, directed by William C. McGann and produced by Bryan Foy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceMaterial | Edgar Allan Poe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | works of Edgar Allan Poe ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | George Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Albert S. Rogell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Arthur Hilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
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| featuresCharacterType |
eccentric relatives
ⓘ
gardener ⓘ housekeeper ⓘ |
| featuresMotif |
black cat
ⓘ
haunted house atmosphere ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
horror ⓘ mystery film ⓘ |
| hasFormat | theatrical feature film ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | The Black Cat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mixesTone |
dark humor
ⓘ
spooky atmosphere ⓘ |
| musicBy | Hans J. Salter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeElement |
family inheritance dispute
ⓘ
murder mystery ⓘ reading of a will ⓘ |
| notableFor | loose adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe material ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Universal horror-comedy cycle ⓘ |
| producer | Ken Goldsmith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 70 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Eric Taylor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fred Rinaldo NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Lees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | old mansion ⓘ |
| stars |
Alan Ladd
NERFINISHED
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Anne Gwynne NERFINISHED ⓘ Basil Rathbone NERFINISHED ⓘ Bela Lugosi NERFINISHED ⓘ Broderick Crawford NERFINISHED ⓘ Cecilia Loftus NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugh Herbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Black Cat (1941 film) Description of subject: The Black Cat (1941 film) is a 1941 American horror-comedy movie loosely inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s story, featuring a mix of mystery, dark humor, and spooky atmosphere.
Referenced by (3)
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