The Black Camel (1931 film)
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The Black Camel (1931 film) is a pre-Code mystery movie in the Charlie Chan series, notable for starring Warner Oland and being one of the earliest surviving films featuring the famous fictional detective.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Black Camel (1931 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9342940 — 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: The Black Camel (1931 film) Context triple: [Neil Hamilton, appearedIn, The Black Camel (1931 film)]
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A.
Camel No. 9
Camel No. 9 is a flavored, fashion-oriented cigarette line by Camel marketed primarily toward young adult women with sleek, colorful packaging.
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B.
Camille (1926 film)
Camille (1926 film) is a 1926 American silent romantic drama adaptation of Alexandre Dumas fils' novel and play "La Dame aux Camélias," starring Norma Talmadge.
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C.
Camille (1921 film)
Camille (1921 film) is a silent drama adaptation of Alexandre Dumas fils' novel "La Dame aux Camélias," notable for its early 20th-century cinematic portrayal of the tragic romance between a courtesan and her lover.
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D.
King Solomon's Mines (1937 film)
King Solomon's Mines (1937 film) is a British adventure movie adaptation of H. Rider Haggard's novel, following an expedition into unexplored African territory in search of legendary treasure.
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E.
The She-Wolf (1931 film)
The She-Wolf (1931 film) is an American pre-Code drama notable for featuring veteran character actress May Robson in a prominent role.
- 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 Camel (1931 film) Target entity description: The Black Camel (1931 film) is a pre-Code mystery movie in the Charlie Chan series, notable for starring Warner Oland and being one of the earliest surviving films featuring the famous fictional detective.
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A.
Camel No. 9
Camel No. 9 is a flavored, fashion-oriented cigarette line by Camel marketed primarily toward young adult women with sleek, colorful packaging.
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B.
Camille (1926 film)
Camille (1926 film) is a 1926 American silent romantic drama adaptation of Alexandre Dumas fils' novel and play "La Dame aux Camélias," starring Norma Talmadge.
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C.
Camille (1921 film)
Camille (1921 film) is a silent drama adaptation of Alexandre Dumas fils' novel "La Dame aux Camélias," notable for its early 20th-century cinematic portrayal of the tragic romance between a courtesan and her lover.
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D.
King Solomon's Mines (1937 film)
King Solomon's Mines (1937 film) is a British adventure movie adaptation of H. Rider Haggard's novel, following an expedition into unexplored African territory in search of legendary treasure.
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E.
The She-Wolf (1931 film)
The She-Wolf (1931 film) is an American pre-Code drama notable for featuring veteran character actress May Robson in a prominent role.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Black Camel (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Earl Derr Biggers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| castMember |
Bela Lugosi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dorothy Revier NERFINISHED ⓘ Dwight Frye NERFINISHED ⓘ Murray Kinnell NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Sally Eilers NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor Varconi NERFINISHED ⓘ Warner Oland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinSeries | early entry in Charlie Chan film series ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Joseph H. August NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Hamilton MacFadden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Fox Film Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Alex Troffey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | pre-Code Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresActorAsCharacter | Warner Oland as Charlie Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Charlie Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Honolulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime
ⓘ
mystery ⓘ |
| hasFictionalDetective | Charlie Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | murder investigation of a film star in Hawaii ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest surviving Charlie Chan films
ⓘ
featuring Warner Oland as Charlie Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Charlie Chan film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysFictionalDetective | Charlie Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | William Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Fox Film Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1931-06-21 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1931 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 71 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Lynn Starling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Honolulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring | Warner Oland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| survivalStatus | extant ⓘ |
| title | The Black Camel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Black Camel (1931 film) Description of subject: The Black Camel (1931 film) is a pre-Code mystery movie in the Charlie Chan series, notable for starring Warner Oland and being one of the earliest surviving films featuring the famous fictional detective.
Referenced by (1)
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