Triple

T22095939
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Shadow of the Thin Man E546031 entity
Predicate leadActorRole P5563 FINISHED
Object William Powell as Nick Charles NE NERFINISHED

How this triple was built (2 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: William Powell as Nick Charles | Statement: [Shadow of the Thin Man, leadActorRole, William Powell as Nick Charles]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Powell as Nick Charles
Context triple: [Shadow of the Thin Man, leadActorRole, William Powell as Nick Charles]
  • A. Nick Charles chosen
    Nick Charles is a witty, retired private detective best known as the charming protagonist of Dashiell Hammett’s mystery novel and film series "The Thin Man."
  • B. Bing Crosby as Bob Wallace
    Bing Crosby as Bob Wallace is the iconic singing-and-dancing Army veteran and showman at the heart of the musical romance and holiday classic "White Christmas."
  • C. Don Ameche as John Bickerson
    Don Ameche as John Bickerson is the radio and television persona of the perpetually bickering husband in the classic American comedy series "The Bickersons."
  • D. Nick Charles is a retired private detective
    Nick Charles is the witty, hard-drinking sleuth at the center of Dashiell Hammett’s "The Thin Man," known for solving mysteries alongside his glamorous wife, Nora.
  • E. Phil Silvers as Herb Blake
    Phil Silvers as Herb Blake is a comic supporting character in the 1950 musical film "Summer Stock," showcasing Silvers’ trademark fast-talking, wisecracking style.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (2 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69e11e36d03c8190a83a1ba802b7231b completed April 16, 2026, 5:36 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f128e8f1f48190a5f1d9e96a6de688 completed April 28, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:29 p.m.