The Scoundrel
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The Scoundrel is a 1935 American drama film that gained prominence for its acclaimed original story and early Academy Award recognition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Scoundrel canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10212589 — 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 Scoundrel Context triple: [8th Academy Awards, bestStoryWinner, The Scoundrel]
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A.
The Beloved Rogue
The Beloved Rogue is a 1927 American silent historical adventure film starring John Barrymore as the poet François Villon in medieval France.
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B.
The Fool’s Revenge
The Fool’s Revenge is a 19th-century historical drama play by Tom Taylor, loosely adapted from Victor Hugo’s "Le roi s’amuse" and centered on a court jester’s intricate plot for vengeance.
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C.
The Holy Thief
The Holy Thief is a historical mystery novel in the Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters, set in 12th-century Shrewsbury and centered on the theft of a saint’s reliquary.
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D.
The Ill-Made Knight
The Ill-Made Knight is a 1940 fantasy novel by T. H. White that retells the life and inner struggles of Sir Lancelot within the larger Arthurian saga The Once and Future King.
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E.
The Great Sinner
"The Great Sinner" is a 1949 American drama film loosely inspired by Dostoevsky’s "The Gambler," known for its exploration of gambling addiction and its ensemble cast including Nina Foch.
- 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 Scoundrel Target entity description: The Scoundrel is a 1935 American drama film that gained prominence for its acclaimed original story and early Academy Award recognition.
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A.
The Beloved Rogue
The Beloved Rogue is a 1927 American silent historical adventure film starring John Barrymore as the poet François Villon in medieval France.
-
B.
The Fool’s Revenge
The Fool’s Revenge is a 19th-century historical drama play by Tom Taylor, loosely adapted from Victor Hugo’s "Le roi s’amuse" and centered on a court jester’s intricate plot for vengeance.
-
C.
The Holy Thief
The Holy Thief is a historical mystery novel in the Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters, set in 12th-century Shrewsbury and centered on the theft of a saint’s reliquary.
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D.
The Ill-Made Knight
The Ill-Made Knight is a 1940 fantasy novel by T. H. White that retells the life and inner struggles of Sir Lancelot within the larger Arthurian saga The Once and Future King.
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E.
The Great Sinner
"The Great Sinner" is a 1949 American drama film loosely inspired by Dostoevsky’s "The Gambler," known for its exploration of gambling addiction and its ensemble cast including Nina Foch.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award for Best Original Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1936 Academy Awards ⓘ |
| basedOn | original story by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| castMember |
Julie Haydon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Martha Sleeper NERFINISHED ⓘ Noel Coward NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanley Ridges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director |
Ben Hecht
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles MacArthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| hasAward | Academy Award for Best Original Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenreCharacteristic | melodrama ⓘ |
| isEarlyAcademyAwardWinner | true ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Anthony Mallare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | publisher ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | American cinema ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Hecht-MacArthur Productions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1935 ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1930s films ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 76 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Ben Hecht
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles MacArthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Scoundrel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Scoundrel Description of subject: The Scoundrel is a 1935 American drama film that gained prominence for its acclaimed original story and early Academy Award recognition.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.