The Case of Charles Dexter Ward (1963 film "The Haunted Palace")
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The Case of Charles Dexter Ward (1963 film "The Haunted Palace") is a 1963 American horror film loosely inspired by H. P. Lovecraft’s novella, notable for starring Vincent Price and being marketed under the title "The Haunted Palace."
All labels observed (1)
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| The Case of Charles Dexter Ward (1963 film "The Haunted Palace") canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9962539 — 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)
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Target entity: The Case of Charles Dexter Ward (1963 film "The Haunted Palace") Context triple: [The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, hasAdaptation, The Case of Charles Dexter Ward (1963 film "The Haunted Palace")]
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A.
The Fall of the House of Usher (1960 film)
The Fall of the House of Usher (1960 film) is a gothic horror movie directed by Roger Corman, loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe’s short story and noted for its atmospheric visuals and Vincent Price’s performance.
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B.
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward is a gothic horror novel by H. P. Lovecraft about a young man’s obsession with his necromancer ancestor and the dark secrets he uncovers in Providence, Rhode Island.
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C.
The Old Dark House
The Old Dark House is a 1932 horror-comedy film directed by James Whale, known for its atmospheric blend of macabre humor and suspense and featuring an ensemble cast including Melvyn Douglas, Boris Karloff, and Gloria Stuart.
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D.
1961 film The Pit and the Pendulum
The 1961 film "The Pit and the Pendulum" is a gothic horror movie directed by Roger Corman, loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe's short story and starring Vincent Price.
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E.
The Fall of the House of Usher (1928 film)
The Fall of the House of Usher (1928 film) is a silent avant-garde horror film, directed by Jean Epstein and based on Edgar Allan Poe’s short story, noted for its experimental visual style and atmospheric depiction of psychological terror.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Case of Charles Dexter Ward (1963 film "The Haunted Palace") Target entity description: The Case of Charles Dexter Ward (1963 film "The Haunted Palace") is a 1963 American horror film loosely inspired by H. P. Lovecraft’s novella, notable for starring Vincent Price and being marketed under the title "The Haunted Palace."
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A.
The Fall of the House of Usher (1960 film)
The Fall of the House of Usher (1960 film) is a gothic horror movie directed by Roger Corman, loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe’s short story and noted for its atmospheric visuals and Vincent Price’s performance.
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B.
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward is a gothic horror novel by H. P. Lovecraft about a young man’s obsession with his necromancer ancestor and the dark secrets he uncovers in Providence, Rhode Island.
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C.
The Old Dark House
The Old Dark House is a 1932 horror-comedy film directed by James Whale, known for its atmospheric blend of macabre humor and suspense and featuring an ensemble cast including Melvyn Douglas, Boris Karloff, and Gloria Stuart.
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D.
1961 film The Pit and the Pendulum
The 1961 film "The Pit and the Pendulum" is a gothic horror movie directed by Roger Corman, loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe's short story and starring Vincent Price.
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E.
The Fall of the House of Usher (1928 film)
The Fall of the House of Usher (1928 film) is a silent avant-garde horror film, directed by Jean Epstein and based on Edgar Allan Poe’s short story, noted for its experimental visual style and atmospheric depiction of psychological terror.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Case of Charles Dexter Ward (1963 film "The Haunted Palace") NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy | Daniel Haller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
NERFINISHED
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novella by H. P. Lovecraft ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Floyd Crosby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesignBy | Norma Koch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Roger Corman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | American International Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Anthony Carras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Charles Dexter Ward
NERFINISHED
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Joseph Curwen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Gothic horror
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horror ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
curses
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possession ⓘ witchcraft ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | The Case of Charles Dexter Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActor | Vincent Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActress | Debra Paget NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketingTitle | The Haunted Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ronald Stein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being loosely adapted from H. P. Lovecraft rather than Edgar Allan Poe
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being marketed as an Edgar Allan Poe film ⓘ starring Vincent Price ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | American International Pictures Poe cycle ⓘ |
| producer |
James H. Nicholson
NERFINISHED
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Samuel Z. Arkoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Alta Vista Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1963-08-28 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| runtime | 87 minutes ⓘ |
| screenplayAdaptationType | loose adaptation ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Charles Beaumont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation | Arkham, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| starring |
Cathie Merchant
NERFINISHED
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Debra Paget NERFINISHED ⓘ Elisha Cook Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Maxwell NERFINISHED ⓘ John Dierkes NERFINISHED ⓘ Leo Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ Lon Chaney Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Milton Parsons NERFINISHED ⓘ Vincent Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Case of Charles Dexter Ward (1963 film "The Haunted Palace") Description of subject: The Case of Charles Dexter Ward (1963 film "The Haunted Palace") is a 1963 American horror film loosely inspired by H. P. Lovecraft’s novella, notable for starring Vincent Price and being marketed under the title "The Haunted Palace."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
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hasAdaptation
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The Case of Charles Dexter Ward (1963 film "The Haunted Palace")
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