The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931 film)
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The Sin of Madelon Claudet is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film best known for Helen Hayes’s Oscar-winning performance as a devoted mother who endures hardship and sacrifice for her son.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9342932 — 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 Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931 film) Context triple: [Neil Hamilton, appearedIn, The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931 film)]
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A.
The Lodger (1932)
The Lodger (1932) is a British thriller film adaptation of Marie Belloc Lowndes' novel about a mysterious tenant suspected of being a serial killer, directed by Maurice Elvey.
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B.
Docteur Petiot
Docteur Petiot is a 1990 French crime drama film in which Michel Serrault portrays the infamous real-life serial killer Dr. Marcel Petiot.
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C.
Le Crime de Monsieur Lange
Le Crime de Monsieur Lange is a 1936 French film directed by Jean Renoir, celebrated for its blend of social realism, poetic style, and political commentary centered on workers’ solidarity.
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D.
Une ténébreuse affaire
Une ténébreuse affaire is a historical crime novel by Honoré de Balzac that blends political intrigue and mystery during the Napoleonic era.
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E.
Crime and Punishment (1935 film)
Crime and Punishment (1935 film) is a psychological crime drama adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel, best known for featuring Peter Lorre as the tormented murderer Raskolnikov.
- 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 Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931 film) Target entity description: The Sin of Madelon Claudet is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film best known for Helen Hayes’s Oscar-winning performance as a devoted mother who endures hardship and sacrifice for her son.
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A.
The Lodger (1932)
The Lodger (1932) is a British thriller film adaptation of Marie Belloc Lowndes' novel about a mysterious tenant suspected of being a serial killer, directed by Maurice Elvey.
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B.
Docteur Petiot
Docteur Petiot is a 1990 French crime drama film in which Michel Serrault portrays the infamous real-life serial killer Dr. Marcel Petiot.
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C.
Le Crime de Monsieur Lange
Le Crime de Monsieur Lange is a 1936 French film directed by Jean Renoir, celebrated for its blend of social realism, poetic style, and political commentary centered on workers’ solidarity.
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D.
Une ténébreuse affaire
Une ténébreuse affaire is a historical crime novel by Honoré de Balzac that blends political intrigue and mystery during the Napoleonic era.
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E.
Crime and Punishment (1935 film)
Crime and Punishment (1935 film) is a psychological crime drama adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel, best known for featuring Peter Lorre as the tormented murderer Raskolnikov.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| AcademyAwardsCeremony | 5th Academy Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award for Best Actress ⓘ |
| awardReceivedBy | Helen Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Lullaby by Charles MacArthur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Lullaby by Edward Knoblock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Oliver T. Marsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Edgar Selwyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| distributorRegion |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| editedBy | Conrad A. Nervig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | pre-Code Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Dr. Claudet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dr. Dulac NERFINISHED ⓘ Larry Maynard NERFINISHED ⓘ Madelon Claudet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical feature film ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | pre-Code (produced before strict enforcement of the Hays Code) ⓘ |
| musicBy | William Axt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | Helen Hayes’s performance as Madelon Claudet ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A devoted mother endures hardship and sacrifice for her son ⓘ |
| producer | Irving Thalberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | 1931-10-24 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1931 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 75 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Ben Hecht
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles MacArthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Helen Hayes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jean Hersholt NERFINISHED ⓘ Karen Morley NERFINISHED ⓘ Lewis Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ Marie Prevost NERFINISHED ⓘ Neil Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
motherhood
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sacrifice ⓘ social stigma ⓘ |
| title | The Sin of Madelon Claudet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931 film) Description of subject: The Sin of Madelon Claudet is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film best known for Helen Hayes’s Oscar-winning performance as a devoted mother who endures hardship and sacrifice for her son.
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