The Case of the Lucky Legs
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The Case of the Lucky Legs is a 1934 Perry Mason detective novel by Erle Stanley Gardner involving a beauty contest scam and a subsequent murder investigation.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Case of the Lucky Legs canonical | 8 |
| The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935 film) | 1 |
| The Case of the Lucky Loser | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1201212 — 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: The Case of the Lucky Legs Context triple: [Perry Mason, appearsIn, The Case of the Lucky Legs]
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A.
The Cairo Gang
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B.
The Thief and the Dogs
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C.
Stiltsville
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D.
The Tender Trap
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E.
Criminal Chambers
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- 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 Case of the Lucky Legs Target entity description: The Case of the Lucky Legs is a 1934 Perry Mason detective novel by Erle Stanley Gardner involving a beauty contest scam and a subsequent murder investigation.
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A.
The Cairo Gang
The Cairo Gang is an indie rock project led by American musician Emmett Kelly, known for its atmospheric, folk-influenced sound and collaborations with artists like Bonnie "Prince" Billy.
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B.
The Thief and the Dogs
The Thief and the Dogs is a 1961 existential and psychological novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz that follows a recently released thief seeking revenge in post-revolutionary Cairo.
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C.
Stiltsville
Stiltsville is a historic collection of wooden stilt houses built over the shallow waters of Biscayne Bay near Miami, Florida.
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D.
The Tender Trap
The Tender Trap is a 1955 romantic comedy film starring Frank Sinatra and Debbie Reynolds, adapted from the Broadway play of the same name.
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E.
Criminal Chambers
Criminal Chambers are specialized judicial bodies within the Supreme Court of Peru responsible for adjudicating serious criminal cases and interpreting criminal law at the highest level.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Perry Mason novel
ⓘ
detective novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| adaptationType | feature film ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
The Case of the Lucky Legs
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935 film)
|
| author | Erle Stanley Gardner ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| featuresCharacter |
Della Street
ⓘ
Paul Drake ⓘ |
| fictionalGenre | whodunit ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
ⓘ
legal thriller ⓘ |
| hasInvestigator | Perry Mason ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistOccupation | defense attorney ⓘ |
| hasRecurringCharacter |
Della Street
ⓘ
Paul Drake ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
crime
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deception ⓘ fraud ⓘ justice ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryUniverse |
Perry Mason
ⓘ
surface form:
Perry Mason universe
|
| mainCharacter | Perry Mason ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| partOf | Erle Stanley Gardner bibliography ⓘ |
| plotElement |
beauty contest scam
ⓘ
murder investigation ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1934 ⓘ |
| series | Perry Mason ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Case of the Lucky Legs Description of subject: The Case of the Lucky Legs is a 1934 Perry Mason detective novel by Erle Stanley Gardner involving a beauty contest scam and a subsequent murder investigation.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Case of the Lucky Loser
this entity surface form:
The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935 film)