Barton Keyes (via dictaphone message)
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Barton Keyes (via dictaphone message) is the offscreen recipient of Walter Neff’s recorded confession in the classic film noir "Double Indemnity," serving as the moral and investigative counterpoint to Neff’s crime.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Barton Keyes (via dictaphone message) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19684102 — 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: Barton Keyes (via dictaphone message) Context triple: [Walter Neff, confessesTo, Barton Keyes (via dictaphone message)]
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A.
Nick Barton
Nick Barton is a British film producer best known for his work on the hit comedy-drama film "Calendar Girls."
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B.
Nick Barton
Nick Barton is a prominent evolutionary biologist known for his influential work on the genetics of adaptation and speciation.
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C.
Barry Beckett
Barry Beckett was an American keyboardist, producer, and influential member of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section who helped shape the sound of countless classic rock, soul, and R&B recordings.
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D.
Tom Bates
Tom Bates was an early 20th-century actor known for appearing in silent-era films such as the 1915 drama "The Warrens of Virginia."
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E.
Will Keane
Will Keane is the charming, middle-aged New York restaurateur and notorious womanizer portrayed by Richard Gere in the romantic drama film "Autumn in New York."
- 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: Barton Keyes (via dictaphone message) Target entity description: Barton Keyes (via dictaphone message) is the offscreen recipient of Walter Neff’s recorded confession in the classic film noir "Double Indemnity," serving as the moral and investigative counterpoint to Neff’s crime.
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A.
Nick Barton
Nick Barton is a British film producer best known for his work on the hit comedy-drama film "Calendar Girls."
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B.
Nick Barton
Nick Barton is a prominent evolutionary biologist known for his influential work on the genetics of adaptation and speciation.
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C.
Barry Beckett
Barry Beckett was an American keyboardist, producer, and influential member of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section who helped shape the sound of countless classic rock, soul, and R&B recordings.
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D.
Tom Bates
Tom Bates was an early 20th-century actor known for appearing in silent-era films such as the 1915 drama "The Warrens of Virginia."
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E.
Will Keane
Will Keane is the charming, middle-aged New York restaurateur and notorious womanizer portrayed by Richard Gere in the romantic drama film "Autumn in New York."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.