The Bat
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The Bat is a 1959 American mystery-horror film about a masked killer terrorizing a mansion, noted for its atmospheric cinematography by Floyd Crosby.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Bat canonical | 1 |
| The Bat (1926 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10090448 — 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 Bat Context triple: [Floyd Crosby, notableWork, The Bat]
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A.
The Bat
The Bat is a popular inverted boomerang-style roller coaster at Canada's Wonderland known for its intense forward and backward loops.
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B.
Pat the Bat
Pat the Bat is the nickname of Pat Burrell, a former Major League Baseball power-hitting outfielder and World Series champion.
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C.
Raf the Bat
Raf the Bat is the costumed bat mascot representing Transylvania University at its athletic events and campus activities.
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D.
The Boy Who Loved Batman
The Boy Who Loved Batman is an autobiographical book by Michael Uslan recounting his lifelong passion for Batman and his journey to becoming the executive producer of the Batman film franchise.
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E.
The Claw
The Claw was the massive, four-legged central stage structure used on U2's 360° Tour, designed to provide a 360-degree viewing experience for audiences in large stadiums.
- 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 Bat Target entity description: The Bat is a 1959 American mystery-horror film about a masked killer terrorizing a mansion, noted for its atmospheric cinematography by Floyd Crosby.
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A.
The Bat
The Bat is a popular inverted boomerang-style roller coaster at Canada's Wonderland known for its intense forward and backward loops.
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B.
Pat the Bat
Pat the Bat is the nickname of Pat Burrell, a former Major League Baseball power-hitting outfielder and World Series champion.
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C.
Raf the Bat
Raf the Bat is the costumed bat mascot representing Transylvania University at its athletic events and campus activities.
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D.
The Boy Who Loved Batman
The Boy Who Loved Batman is an autobiographical book by Michael Uslan recounting his lifelong passion for Batman and his journey to becoming the executive producer of the Batman film franchise.
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E.
The Claw
The Claw was the massive, four-legged central stage structure used on U2's 360° Tour, designed to provide a 360-degree viewing experience for audiences in large stadiums.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| artDirector | Dave Milton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Bat (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor |
Avery Hopwood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mary Roberts Rinehart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Floyd Crosby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Crane Wilbur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Allied Artists Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Harry W. Gerstad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | late 1950s American cinema ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | masked killer ⓘ |
| filmColor | black-and-white ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique |
atmospheric lighting
ⓘ
shadow-heavy compositions ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
ⓘ
mystery ⓘ |
| hasAlternateAdaptationOfSource |
The Bat (1926 film)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Bat Whispers (1930 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | yes ⓘ |
| hasFilmRating | Not Rated ⓘ |
| homeMedia | public domain releases ⓘ |
| leadCharacter |
Cornelia Van Gorder
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dr. Malcolm Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Louis Forbes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notedFor | atmospheric cinematography ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfFilmCycle | 1950s American horror cinema ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A masked killer known as "The Bat" terrorizes the occupants of a mansion. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysTheme |
greed and hidden fortune
ⓘ
home invasion ⓘ murder mystery ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Liberty Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | 1959-08-09 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 80 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Crane Wilbur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | mansion ⓘ |
| stars |
Agnes Moorehead
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gavin Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ John Sutton NERFINISHED ⓘ Lenita Lane NERFINISHED ⓘ Vincent Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Bat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Bat Description of subject: The Bat is a 1959 American mystery-horror film about a masked killer terrorizing a mansion, noted for its atmospheric cinematography by Floyd Crosby.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Bat (1926 film)