The Vampire Bat (1933 film)
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The Vampire Bat (1933 film) is a 1930s American horror movie featuring Fay Wray in a story about mysterious deaths in a small European village blamed on vampirism.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Vampire Bat (1933 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10945039 — 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 Vampire Bat (1933 film) Context triple: [Fay Wray, notableWork, The Vampire Bat (1933 film)]
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Dracula (1931 film)
Dracula (1931 film) is a classic American horror movie starring Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula, widely regarded as the definitive early sound-era adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel and a cornerstone of Universal’s monster film legacy.
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The Wolfman
The Wolfman is a 2010 gothic horror film, a remake of the 1941 classic, known for its atmospheric visuals, werewolf transformation effects, and screenplay by Andrew Kevin Walker.
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C.
Dracula (1979 film)
Dracula (1979 film) is a gothic horror movie adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel, best known for Frank Langella’s charismatic and romantic portrayal of Count Dracula.
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D.
The Wolf Man
The Wolf Man is a classic 1941 Universal horror film about a man cursed to become a werewolf, widely regarded as one of the defining works of the werewolf genre.
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E.
Vampira
Vampira was the gothic, horror-host television persona created and portrayed by actress Maila Nurmi in the 1950s, widely regarded as a pioneering figure in horror and camp culture.
- 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 Vampire Bat (1933 film) Target entity description: The Vampire Bat (1933 film) is a 1930s American horror movie featuring Fay Wray in a story about mysterious deaths in a small European village blamed on vampirism.
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A.
Dracula (1931 film)
Dracula (1931 film) is a classic American horror movie starring Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula, widely regarded as the definitive early sound-era adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel and a cornerstone of Universal’s monster film legacy.
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B.
The Wolfman
The Wolfman is a 2010 gothic horror film, a remake of the 1941 classic, known for its atmospheric visuals, werewolf transformation effects, and screenplay by Andrew Kevin Walker.
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C.
Dracula (1979 film)
Dracula (1979 film) is a gothic horror movie adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel, best known for Frank Langella’s charismatic and romantic portrayal of Count Dracula.
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D.
The Wolf Man
The Wolf Man is a classic 1941 Universal horror film about a man cursed to become a werewolf, widely regarded as one of the defining works of the werewolf genre.
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E.
Vampira
Vampira was the gothic, horror-host television persona created and portrayed by actress Maila Nurmi in the 1950s, widely regarded as a pioneering figure in horror and camp culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
ⓘ
black-and-white film ⓘ film ⓘ horror film ⓘ |
| basedOn | an original screenplay ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Sidney Hickox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decadeOfRelease | 1930s ⓘ |
| director | Frank R. Strayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Majestic Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Otto Meyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Pre-Code Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCreature | bats ⓘ |
| featuresInvestigationBy | police inspector Karl Brettschneider NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
ⓘ
mystery film ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | The Vampire Bat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
mob hysteria
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pseudo-science ⓘ vampirism ⓘ |
| hasVillain | Dr. Otto von Niemann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeMedia | public domain releases on various video formats ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dr. Otto von Niemann
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karl Brettschneider NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth Bertin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Arthur Kay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | investigation of unexplained deaths blamed on a vampire ⓘ |
| notableFor | featuring Fay Wray in an early 1930s horror role ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | American 1930s horror cinema ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Villagers in a small European town suspect vampirism when mysterious blood-draining deaths occur. ⓘ |
| producer | Phil Goldstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Majestic Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | January 16, 1933 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 63 ⓘ |
| setIn | a small European village ⓘ |
| soundFilm | true ⓘ |
| starring |
Dwight Frye
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fay Wray NERFINISHED ⓘ George E. Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ Lionel Atwill NERFINISHED ⓘ Maude Eburne NERFINISHED ⓘ Melvyn Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | contemporary to early 1930s ⓘ |
| writer | Edward T. Lowe Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Vampire Bat (1933 film) Description of subject: The Vampire Bat (1933 film) is a 1930s American horror movie featuring Fay Wray in a story about mysterious deaths in a small European village blamed on vampirism.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Fay Wray