Fear in the Night (1947 film)
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Fear in the Night (1947 film) is a low-budget American film noir thriller, noted as an early starring vehicle for DeForest Kelley and based on a Cornell Woolrich story about a man haunted by a dream of murder.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fear in the Night (1947 film) canonical | 1 |
| Fear in the Night (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13051916 — 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: Fear in the Night (1947 film) Context triple: [DeForest Kelley, appearedIn, Fear in the Night (1947 film)]
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Terror by Night
Terror by Night is a 1946 Sherlock Holmes mystery film starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, set largely aboard a train as Holmes investigates the theft of a valuable diamond and a related murder.
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B.
The Shining Hour (1938 film)
The Shining Hour (1938 film) is an American romantic drama directed by Frank Borzage, starring Joan Crawford as a nightclub dancer who marries into a wealthy family, leading to intense emotional conflict and tragedy.
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C.
Night Flight (1933)
Night Flight (1933) is an American pre-Code aviation drama film produced at MGM, best known for its all-star cast including Clark Gable and John Barrymore and its portrayal of perilous night airmail flights over South America.
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D.
Hell of a Night
"Hell of a Night" is a dark, atmospheric hip-hop track by Travis Scott from his debut mixtape Owl Pharaoh, showcasing his early experimental sound and moody production.
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The House of Fear
"The House of Fear" is a 1945 Sherlock Holmes mystery film starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, involving a series of murders in a remote Scottish mansion.
- 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: Fear in the Night (1947 film) Target entity description: Fear in the Night (1947 film) is a low-budget American film noir thriller, noted as an early starring vehicle for DeForest Kelley and based on a Cornell Woolrich story about a man haunted by a dream of murder.
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A.
Terror by Night
Terror by Night is a 1946 Sherlock Holmes mystery film starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, set largely aboard a train as Holmes investigates the theft of a valuable diamond and a related murder.
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B.
The Shining Hour (1938 film)
The Shining Hour (1938 film) is an American romantic drama directed by Frank Borzage, starring Joan Crawford as a nightclub dancer who marries into a wealthy family, leading to intense emotional conflict and tragedy.
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C.
Night Flight (1933)
Night Flight (1933) is an American pre-Code aviation drama film produced at MGM, best known for its all-star cast including Clark Gable and John Barrymore and its portrayal of perilous night airmail flights over South America.
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D.
Hell of a Night
"Hell of a Night" is a dark, atmospheric hip-hop track by Travis Scott from his debut mixtape Owl Pharaoh, showcasing his early experimental sound and moody production.
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E.
The House of Fear
"The House of Fear" is a 1945 Sherlock Holmes mystery film starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, involving a series of murders in a remote Scottish mansion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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film noir ⓘ thriller film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | And So to Death NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
story by Cornell Woolrich
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“And So to Death” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| budgetLevel | low-budget ⓘ |
| cinematography | Jack Greenhalgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| director | Maxwell Shane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| distributor |
Paramount Pictures
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Paramount Pictures Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Howard A. Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1940s American cinema ⓘ |
| filmColor | black-and-white ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
ⓘ
film noir ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasRemake | Nightmare (1956 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
dreams and reality
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guilt ⓘ psychological horror ⓘ |
| leadActorForCharacter Vince Grayson | DeForest Kelley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacter | Vince Grayson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainProtagonistOccupation | bank teller ⓘ |
| musicBy | Hanns Eisler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | early starring role for DeForest Kelley ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | American film noir cycle of the 1940s ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A man is haunted by a vivid dream in which he commits murder and begins to suspect it may have actually happened. ⓘ |
| producer | Lester Cutler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Pine-Thomas Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1947-06-27 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| remadeAs | Nightmare (1956 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 72 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Maxwell Shane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| starring |
Ann Doran
NERFINISHED
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DeForest Kelley NERFINISHED ⓘ Kay Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyAuthor | Cornell Woolrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | contemporary to late 1940s ⓘ |
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Subject: Fear in the Night (1947 film) Description of subject: Fear in the Night (1947 film) is a low-budget American film noir thriller, noted as an early starring vehicle for DeForest Kelley and based on a Cornell Woolrich story about a man haunted by a dream of murder.
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Fear in the Night (film)