Castle in the Desert
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"Castle in the Desert" is a 1942 Charlie Chan mystery film set in an isolated desert mansion, featuring Victor Sen Yung as Chan’s loyal assistant.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Castle in the Desert canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9392681 — 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: Castle in the Desert Context triple: [Victor Sen Yung, appearedIn, Castle in the Desert]
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A.
Castles Made of Sand
"Castles Made of Sand" is a reflective, psychedelic rock song by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, noted for its evocative lyrics about impermanence and its innovative reverse guitar effects.
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B.
Beyond the Pale
Beyond the Pale is a popular stand-up comedy special by Jim Gaffigan, best known for its clean humor and iconic routines about food, laziness, and everyday life.
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C.
Brokedown Palace
"Brokedown Palace" is a reflective, country-tinged ballad by the Grateful Dead, known for its gentle melody and themes of farewell and homecoming.
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D.
White Desert
White Desert is a striking desert region in Egypt famed for its surreal white chalk rock formations and otherworldly landscapes.
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E.
Desert Rose
"Desert Rose" is a popular 1999 worldbeat-influenced pop song by Sting featuring Algerian raï singer Cheb Mami, known for its fusion of Western and North African musical styles.
- 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: Castle in the Desert Target entity description: "Castle in the Desert" is a 1942 Charlie Chan mystery film set in an isolated desert mansion, featuring Victor Sen Yung as Chan’s loyal assistant.
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A.
Castles Made of Sand
"Castles Made of Sand" is a reflective, psychedelic rock song by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, noted for its evocative lyrics about impermanence and its innovative reverse guitar effects.
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B.
Beyond the Pale
Beyond the Pale is a popular stand-up comedy special by Jim Gaffigan, best known for its clean humor and iconic routines about food, laziness, and everyday life.
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C.
Brokedown Palace
"Brokedown Palace" is a reflective, country-tinged ballad by the Grateful Dead, known for its gentle melody and themes of farewell and homecoming.
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D.
White Desert
White Desert is a striking desert region in Egypt famed for its surreal white chalk rock formations and otherworldly landscapes.
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E.
Desert Rose
"Desert Rose" is a popular 1999 worldbeat-influenced pop song by Sting featuring Algerian raï singer Cheb Mami, known for its fusion of Western and North African musical styles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Charlie Chan film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Charlie Chan character ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| castMember |
Douglass Dumbrille
NERFINISHED
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Ethel Griffies NERFINISHED ⓘ George Lynn NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Woods NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Daniell NERFINISHED ⓘ Ian Wolfe NERFINISHED ⓘ Lenita Lane NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucien Littlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Hurst NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Derr NERFINISHED ⓘ Rita Quigley NERFINISHED ⓘ Sidney Toler NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanley Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven Geray NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor Sen Yung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Charles G. Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Harry Lachman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Norman Colbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresActorAsRole | Victor Sen Yung as Chan’s loyal assistant ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Charlie Chan
NERFINISHED
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Tommy Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmSeriesEntryNumber | 11 (Sidney Toler Charlie Chan films at Fox) ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
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mystery film ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Charlie Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | David Buttolph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the last Charlie Chan films produced by 20th Century Fox ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Charlie Chan film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Victor Sen Yung as Tommy Chan ⓘ |
| producer | Ralph Dietrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1942 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| runtime | 62 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | John Larkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Arizona desert
NERFINISHED
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isolated desert mansion ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Castle in the Desert Description of subject: "Castle in the Desert" is a 1942 Charlie Chan mystery film set in an isolated desert mansion, featuring Victor Sen Yung as Chan’s loyal assistant.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.