Charlie Chan in Honolulu
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"Charlie Chan in Honolulu" is a 1938 mystery film in the long-running Charlie Chan series, featuring the famous Chinese-American detective solving a murder aboard a ship docked in Honolulu.
All labels observed (1)
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| Charlie Chan in Honolulu canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9392671 — 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: Charlie Chan in Honolulu Context triple: [Victor Sen Yung, appearedIn, Charlie Chan in Honolulu]
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A.
Charlie Chan at the Opera
Charlie Chan at the Opera is a 1936 mystery film in the long-running Charlie Chan series, notable for its opera-house setting and appearance by Boris Karloff.
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B.
The Mysterious Mr. Wong
The Mysterious Mr. Wong is a 1934 American mystery film featuring Bela Lugosi as a sinister Chinatown crime lord seeking power through a series of murders.
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C.
Perry Mason & Co.
Perry Mason & Co. was a prominent 19th-century American publishing firm best known for producing the influential family and youth periodical The Youth's Companion.
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D.
Detective Ybarra
Detective Ybarra is a fictional law enforcement character portrayed by actor Dayton Callie, known for his gritty, hard-edged demeanor.
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E.
Another Thin Man
Another Thin Man is a 1939 American mystery-comedy film in the popular Thin Man series, featuring William Powell and Myrna Loy as sleuthing couple Nick and Nora Charles.
- 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: Charlie Chan in Honolulu Target entity description: "Charlie Chan in Honolulu" is a 1938 mystery film in the long-running Charlie Chan series, featuring the famous Chinese-American detective solving a murder aboard a ship docked in Honolulu.
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A.
Charlie Chan at the Opera
Charlie Chan at the Opera is a 1936 mystery film in the long-running Charlie Chan series, notable for its opera-house setting and appearance by Boris Karloff.
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B.
The Mysterious Mr. Wong
The Mysterious Mr. Wong is a 1934 American mystery film featuring Bela Lugosi as a sinister Chinatown crime lord seeking power through a series of murders.
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C.
Perry Mason & Co.
Perry Mason & Co. was a prominent 19th-century American publishing firm best known for producing the influential family and youth periodical The Youth's Companion.
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D.
Detective Ybarra
Detective Ybarra is a fictional law enforcement character portrayed by actor Dayton Callie, known for his gritty, hard-edged demeanor.
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E.
Another Thin Man
Another Thin Man is a 1939 American mystery-comedy film in the popular Thin Man series, featuring William Powell and Myrna Loy as sleuthing couple Nick and Nora Charles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Charlie Chan character by Earl Derr Biggers ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| character |
Charlie Chan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jimmy Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Charles G. Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | H. Bruce Humberstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Norman Colbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features | Chinese-American detective ⓘ |
| filmSeriesNumber | first Charlie Chan film starring Sidney Toler ⓘ |
| followedBy | Charlie Chan in Reno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
ⓘ
mystery film ⓘ |
| hasFilmRating | Approved (Production Code era) ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Charlie Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Samuel Kaylin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Charlie Chan film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorActorInRoleOfCharlieChan | Warner Oland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | John Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1938-01-21 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 68 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Frank Fenton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lynn Root NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation | Honolulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setOn | ship ⓘ |
| starring |
Eddie Collins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Zucco NERFINISHED ⓘ John "Dusty" King NERFINISHED ⓘ Phyllis Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ Sidney Toler NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor Sen Yung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Charlie Chan in Honolulu Description of subject: "Charlie Chan in Honolulu" is a 1938 mystery film in the long-running Charlie Chan series, featuring the famous Chinese-American detective solving a murder aboard a ship docked in Honolulu.
Referenced by (1)
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