The Kennel Murder Case
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The Kennel Murder Case is a 1933 American mystery film featuring detective Philo Vance as he investigates a complex murder involving a wealthy family and their prized show dogs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Kennel Murder Case canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11769261 — 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)
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Target entity: The Kennel Murder Case Context triple: [Etienne Girardot, notableWork, The Kennel Murder Case]
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A.
A Slight Case of Murder
A Slight Case of Murder is a 1938 crime-comedy film starring Edward G. Robinson as a reformed bootlegger whose attempts to go straight lead to a series of comic mishaps.
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B.
The Case of the Black Cat
The Case of the Black Cat is a 1934 American mystery film, part of the Perry Mason series, directed by William C. McGann and produced by Bryan Foy.
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C.
The Garden Murder Case
The Garden Murder Case is a 1936 American mystery film in the Philo Vance detective series, noted for featuring actress Frances Drake.
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D.
The World's Greatest Detective
The World's Greatest Detective is a renowned epithet for Batman, highlighting his unparalleled investigative skills, deductive reasoning, and mastery of crime-solving in the DC Comics universe.
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E.
Murder at the Gallop
Murder at the Gallop is a 1963 British mystery film in which Margaret Rutherford stars as Agatha Christie's amateur sleuth Miss Marple investigating a suspicious death at a country estate.
- 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 Kennel Murder Case Target entity description: The Kennel Murder Case is a 1933 American mystery film featuring detective Philo Vance as he investigates a complex murder involving a wealthy family and their prized show dogs.
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A.
A Slight Case of Murder
A Slight Case of Murder is a 1938 crime-comedy film starring Edward G. Robinson as a reformed bootlegger whose attempts to go straight lead to a series of comic mishaps.
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B.
The Case of the Black Cat
The Case of the Black Cat is a 1934 American mystery film, part of the Perry Mason series, directed by William C. McGann and produced by Bryan Foy.
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C.
The Garden Murder Case
The Garden Murder Case is a 1936 American mystery film in the Philo Vance detective series, noted for featuring actress Frances Drake.
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D.
The World's Greatest Detective
The World's Greatest Detective is a renowned epithet for Batman, highlighting his unparalleled investigative skills, deductive reasoning, and mastery of crime-solving in the DC Comics universe.
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E.
Murder at the Gallop
Murder at the Gallop is a 1963 British mystery film in which Margaret Rutherford stars as Agatha Christie's amateur sleuth Miss Marple investigating a suspicious death at a country estate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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film ⓘ mystery film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | S. S. Van Dine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Kennel Murder Case (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| castMember |
Etienne Girardot
NERFINISHED
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Eugene Pallette NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Conroy NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack La Rue NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Astor NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Cavanagh NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Barrat NERFINISHED ⓘ William Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Barney McGill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Michael Curtiz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Warner Bros. Pictures
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surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| editor | Harold McLernon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Pre-Code Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
detective investigation
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show dogs ⓘ wealthy family ⓘ |
| filmingStudio | Warner Bros. Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | mystery ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Philo Vance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMurderMystery | yes ⓘ |
| hasSettingElement | kennel ⓘ |
| leadActor | William Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the best-regarded Philo Vance film adaptations ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Philo Vance film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Detective Philo Vance investigates the apparent suicide of a wealthy man that turns out to be a complex murder involving a rich family and their show dogs. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | William Powell as Philo Vance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Hal B. Wallis
ⓘ
Henry Blanke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfSourceWork | 1933 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1933-10-28 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 73 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Peter Milne
NERFINISHED
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Robert N. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | New York City ⓘ |
| sourceWorkCharacterCreator | S. S. Van Dine created Philo Vance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | early 1930s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Kennel Murder Case Description of subject: The Kennel Murder Case is a 1933 American mystery film featuring detective Philo Vance as he investigates a complex murder involving a wealthy family and their prized show dogs.
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