Gaslight (1940 film)

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Gaslight (1940 film) is a British psychological thriller about a husband who manipulates his wife into doubting her sanity, helping popularize the term "gaslighting."

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Label	Occurrences
Gaslight (1940 film) canonical	2
Gaslight	1
Gaslight (BBC television adaptation)	1
Gaslight (English-language adaptation)	1
Gaslight (play)	1
Gaslight by Patrick Hamilton	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18628154 — 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: Gaslight (1940 film)
Context triple: [Gas Light, hasAdaptation, Gaslight (1940 film)]

A. Gaslight
Gaslight is a 1944 psychological thriller film, directed by George Cukor and starring Ingrid Bergman, that popularized the term "gaslighting" to describe psychological manipulation.
B. The Lodger (1932)
The Lodger (1932) is a British thriller film adaptation of Marie Belloc Lowndes' novel about a mysterious tenant suspected of being a serial killer, directed by Maurice Elvey.
C. Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt is a 1943 psychological thriller film often regarded as one of Alfred Hitchcock’s finest works, exploring dark secrets and suspense in a seemingly idyllic small town.
D. Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt is a critically acclaimed 2015 studio album by American rapper Freddie Gibbs that blends gritty street narratives with polished, atmospheric production.
E. The Lodger (1944 film)
The Lodger (1944 film) is a 1944 American period thriller about a mysterious tenant suspected of being a serial killer in Victorian London, based on Marie Belloc Lowndes' novel and earlier film adaptations.
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: Gaslight (1940 film)
Target entity description: Gaslight (1940 film) is a British psychological thriller about a husband who manipulates his wife into doubting her sanity, helping popularize the term "gaslighting."

A. Gaslight
Gaslight is a 1944 psychological thriller film, directed by George Cukor and starring Ingrid Bergman, that popularized the term "gaslighting" to describe psychological manipulation.
B. The Lodger (1932)
The Lodger (1932) is a British thriller film adaptation of Marie Belloc Lowndes' novel about a mysterious tenant suspected of being a serial killer, directed by Maurice Elvey.
C. Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt is a 1943 psychological thriller film often regarded as one of Alfred Hitchcock’s finest works, exploring dark secrets and suspense in a seemingly idyllic small town.
D. Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt is a critically acclaimed 2015 studio album by American rapper Freddie Gibbs that blends gritty street narratives with polished, atmospheric production.
E. The Lodger (1944 film)
The Lodger (1944 film) is a 1944 American period thriller about a mysterious tenant suspected of being a serial killer in Victorian London, based on Marie Belloc Lowndes' novel and earlier film adaptations.
F. None of above. chosen