The Hitch-Hiker (1953 film)
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The Hitch-Hiker (1953 film) is a 1953 American film noir thriller directed by Ida Lupino about two friends on a fishing trip who are terrorized by a psychopathic hitchhiker.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Hitch-Hiker (1953 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23017367 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Hitch-Hiker (1953 film) Context triple: [William Talman, appearedIn, The Hitch-Hiker (1953 film)]
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A.
The Hitch-hiker
"The Hitch-hiker" is a short story by Roald Dahl about a chance encounter between a wealthy driver and a mysterious passenger with an unusual and morally ambiguous talent.
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B.
The Vanishing Hitchhiker
The Vanishing Hitchhiker is a film featuring Kimber Lynn Eastwood that draws on the classic urban legend about a mysterious hitchhiker who inexplicably disappears.
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C.
The Hitch-Hikers
"The Hitch-Hikers" is a short story by Eudora Welty that explores chance encounters and human connection in the American South.
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D.
Houdini (1953 film)
Houdini (1953 film) is a 1953 biographical drama that portrays the life and legendary escape acts of magician Harry Houdini.
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E.
Forbidden Planet
Forbidden Planet is a landmark 1956 science fiction film, loosely inspired by Shakespeare’s "The Tempest," renowned for its groundbreaking visual effects, electronic score, and the iconic robot character Robby.
- 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 Hitch-Hiker (1953 film) Target entity description: The Hitch-Hiker (1953 film) is a 1953 American film noir thriller directed by Ida Lupino about two friends on a fishing trip who are terrorized by a psychopathic hitchhiker.
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A.
The Hitch-hiker
"The Hitch-hiker" is a short story by Roald Dahl about a chance encounter between a wealthy driver and a mysterious passenger with an unusual and morally ambiguous talent.
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B.
The Vanishing Hitchhiker
The Vanishing Hitchhiker is a film featuring Kimber Lynn Eastwood that draws on the classic urban legend about a mysterious hitchhiker who inexplicably disappears.
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C.
The Hitch-Hikers
"The Hitch-Hikers" is a short story by Eudora Welty that explores chance encounters and human connection in the American South.
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D.
Houdini (1953 film)
Houdini (1953 film) is a 1953 biographical drama that portrays the life and legendary escape acts of magician Harry Houdini.
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E.
Forbidden Planet
Forbidden Planet is a landmark 1956 science fiction film, loosely inspired by Shakespeare’s "The Tempest," renowned for its groundbreaking visual effects, electronic score, and the iconic robot character Robby.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.