Union Station
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"Union Station" is a 1950 American film noir crime thriller centered on a tense kidnapping case unfolding around a bustling urban train terminal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Union Station canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12731915 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Union Station Context triple: [Rudolph Maté, directed, Union Station]
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Union Station
Union Station was a historic railroad terminal in downtown Houston, Texas, whose former site and preserved facade now form part of the Minute Maid Park baseball stadium complex.
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Union Station
Union Station is a renowned American bluegrass and country band best known for its long-running collaboration with Alison Krauss and its virtuosic acoustic instrumentation.
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Union Station
Union Station is the main railway station and a historic transportation hub in downtown Los Angeles, renowned for its Mission Revival and Art Deco architecture.
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Union Station
Union Station is a historic former railroad terminal in St. Louis that has been transformed into a mixed-use complex featuring attractions, dining, and entertainment.
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Union Station
Union Station is a historic train station name commonly used for major passenger rail terminals in several North American cities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Union Station Target entity description: "Union Station" is a 1950 American film noir crime thriller centered on a tense kidnapping case unfolding around a bustling urban train terminal.
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Union Station
Union Station is a historic Beaux-Arts transportation hub and major intercity rail terminal in Washington, D.C., serving as a gateway to the U.S. capital.
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Union Station
Union Station is the main railway station and a historic transportation hub in downtown Los Angeles, renowned for its Mission Revival and Art Deco architecture.
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Union Station
Union Station is a historic train station name commonly used for major passenger rail terminals in several North American cities.
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Union Station
Union Station is a major historic transportation hub in downtown Dallas that serves as a key rail and transit connection point for the city.
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Union Station
Union Station is a major historic train and transportation hub in Seattle, Washington, serving as a landmark of the city's rail and transit network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime thriller film
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film ⓘ film noir ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Walsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Nightmare in Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Daniel L. Fapp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Rudolph Maté NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorRegion |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| editedBy | Ellis W. Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
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film noir ⓘ thriller film ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Inspector Donnelly
NERFINISHED
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Joyce Willecombe NERFINISHED ⓘ Lt. William Calhoun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
law enforcement
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urban crime ⓘ |
| motionPictureRatingSystem | Production Code era ⓘ |
| musicBy | Heinz Roemheld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | kidnapping case investigation ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | American film noir canon ⓘ |
| plotKeyword |
kidnapping
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police investigation ⓘ train station ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Barry Fitzgerald
NERFINISHED
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Nancy Olson NERFINISHED ⓘ William Holden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Jules Schermer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1950 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 81 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Sydney Boehm
NERFINISHED
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Walter Wanger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | urban train terminal ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Barry Fitzgerald
NERFINISHED
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Lyle Bettger NERFINISHED ⓘ Nancy Olson NERFINISHED ⓘ William Holden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| title | Union Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Union Station Description of subject: "Union Station" is a 1950 American film noir crime thriller centered on a tense kidnapping case unfolding around a bustling urban train terminal.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.