The Scarab Murder Case
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The Scarab Murder Case is a 1930 detective novel by S. S. Van Dine featuring the erudite sleuth Philo Vance investigating a murder entwined with Egyptian antiquities.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Scarab Murder Case canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20808350 — 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 Scarab Murder Case Context triple: [Philo Vance, appearsInWork, The Scarab Murder Case]
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A.
The Canary Murder Case
The Canary Murder Case is a 1927 detective novel by S. S. Van Dine featuring the erudite sleuth Philo Vance investigating the murder of a Broadway showgirl known as "The Canary."
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B.
The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether
"The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether" is an 1845 darkly comic short story by Edgar Allan Poe about a visitor to a French insane asylum where the inmates have usurped control from the staff.
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C.
The Scotland Yard Mystery
The Scotland Yard Mystery is a 1934 British crime film centered on a complex murder investigation led by detectives from London's Metropolitan Police.
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D.
The Kennel Murder Case
The Kennel Murder Case is a 1933 American mystery film featuring detective Philo Vance as he investigates a complex murder involving a wealthy family and their prized show dogs.
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E.
The Case of the Postponed Murder
The Case of the Postponed Murder is a Perry Mason detective novel by Erle Stanley Gardner featuring the famed defense attorney unraveling a complex murder plot.
- 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 Scarab Murder Case Target entity description: The Scarab Murder Case is a 1930 detective novel by S. S. Van Dine featuring the erudite sleuth Philo Vance investigating a murder entwined with Egyptian antiquities.
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A.
The Canary Murder Case
The Canary Murder Case is a 1927 detective novel by S. S. Van Dine featuring the erudite sleuth Philo Vance investigating the murder of a Broadway showgirl known as "The Canary."
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B.
The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether
"The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether" is an 1845 darkly comic short story by Edgar Allan Poe about a visitor to a French insane asylum where the inmates have usurped control from the staff.
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C.
The Scotland Yard Mystery
The Scotland Yard Mystery is a 1934 British crime film centered on a complex murder investigation led by detectives from London's Metropolitan Police.
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D.
The Kennel Murder Case
The Kennel Murder Case is a 1933 American mystery film featuring detective Philo Vance as he investigates a complex murder involving a wealthy family and their prized show dogs.
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E.
The Case of the Postponed Murder
The Case of the Postponed Murder is a Perry Mason detective novel by Erle Stanley Gardner featuring the famed defense attorney unraveling a complex murder plot.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.