Haldane of the Secret Service
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Haldane of the Secret Service is a 1923 silent mystery film directed by and starring famed illusionist Harry Houdini as a daring secret service agent.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Haldane of the Secret Service canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10964355 — 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: Haldane of the Secret Service Context triple: [Harry Houdini, notableWork, Haldane of the Secret Service]
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A.
Alastair Denniston
Alastair Denniston was a British naval intelligence officer and pioneering cryptanalyst who played a key leadership role in the development of codebreaking operations that led to Bletchley Park during both World Wars.
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B.
Sir Stephen Morell
Sir Stephen Morell was a prominent Australian civic figure and former Lord Mayor of Melbourne, commemorated through landmarks such as the Morell Bridge.
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C.
Frederick Sykes
Frederick Sykes was a British military officer and air power pioneer who served as an early leader of the Royal Flying Corps and later became Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Air Force.
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D.
Sir Richard Dearlove
Sir Richard Dearlove is a British intelligence officer best known for serving as Chief of the UK’s Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) from 1999 to 2004.
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E.
Lord Kitchener
Lord Kitchener was a prominent British field marshal and imperial administrator best known for his leadership in colonial wars and his role as Secretary of State for War during the early years of World War I.
- 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: Haldane of the Secret Service Target entity description: Haldane of the Secret Service is a 1923 silent mystery film directed by and starring famed illusionist Harry Houdini as a daring secret service agent.
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A.
Alastair Denniston
Alastair Denniston was a British naval intelligence officer and pioneering cryptanalyst who played a key leadership role in the development of codebreaking operations that led to Bletchley Park during both World Wars.
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B.
Sir Stephen Morell
Sir Stephen Morell was a prominent Australian civic figure and former Lord Mayor of Melbourne, commemorated through landmarks such as the Morell Bridge.
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C.
Frederick Sykes
Frederick Sykes was a British military officer and air power pioneer who served as an early leader of the Royal Flying Corps and later became Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Air Force.
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D.
Sir Richard Dearlove
Sir Richard Dearlove is a British intelligence officer best known for serving as Chief of the UK’s Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) from 1999 to 2004.
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E.
Lord Kitchener
Lord Kitchener was a prominent British field marshal and imperial administrator best known for his leadership in colonial wars and his role as Secretary of State for War during the early years of World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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black-and-white film ⓘ feature film ⓘ mystery film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| director | Harry Houdini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Film Booking Offices of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | secret service agent ⓘ |
| filmColor | black and white ⓘ |
| genre |
crime
ⓘ
mystery ⓘ |
| hasCastMember | Harry Houdini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDirectorOccupation |
illusionist
ⓘ
magician ⓘ |
| hasFilmIndustry | Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormat | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| hasIntertitlesLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasLiveActionOrAnimation | live action ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeForm | feature-length narrative film ⓘ |
| hasNotableAspect |
directed by its star
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features stunts by Harry Houdini ⓘ stars Harry Houdini ⓘ |
| hasOriginalReleaseMedium | theatrical release ⓘ |
| hasPerformerOccupation | illusionist ⓘ |
| hasProductionCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProductionEra | silent era ⓘ |
| hasScreenType | silent ⓘ |
| hasSetting | Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStar | Harry Houdini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
counterfeiting
ⓘ
espionage ⓘ undercover investigation ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | 1920s cinema ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacterSurname | Haldane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfWork | narrative feature film ⓘ |
| language | Silent ⓘ |
| leadActorOccupation | magician ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Houdini Picture Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1923 ⓘ |
| starring | Harry Houdini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Haldane of the Secret Service Description of subject: Haldane of the Secret Service is a 1923 silent mystery film directed by and starring famed illusionist Harry Houdini as a daring secret service agent.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Harry Houdini