Dorothy McGuire as Helen
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Dorothy McGuire as Helen is the central character in the classic 1946 psychological thriller "The Spiral Staircase," portraying a mute young woman terrorized by a serial killer in a secluded mansion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dorothy McGuire as Helen canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3022865 — 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: Dorothy McGuire as Helen Context triple: [The Spiral Staircase, leadRole, Dorothy McGuire as Helen]
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A.
Helen Flint
Helen Flint is a television and film producer known for her work as an executive producer on high-profile drama series.
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B.
Dorothy Good
Dorothy Good was a young child accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials in colonial Massachusetts.
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C.
Helen Rose
Helen Rose was an acclaimed American costume designer best known for her glamorous work at MGM during Hollywood’s Golden Age, creating iconic wardrobes for stars like Elizabeth Taylor and Grace Kelly.
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D.
Dorothy Cotton
Dorothy Cotton was a prominent civil rights activist and educator who served as the education director for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and worked closely with Martin Luther King Jr.
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E.
Dorothy DuBois
Dorothy DuBois was the wife of American Treasury Department lawyer and Holocaust whistleblower Josiah E. DuBois Jr.
- 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: Dorothy McGuire as Helen Target entity description: Dorothy McGuire as Helen is the central character in the classic 1946 psychological thriller "The Spiral Staircase," portraying a mute young woman terrorized by a serial killer in a secluded mansion.
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A.
Helen Flint
Helen Flint is a television and film producer known for her work as an executive producer on high-profile drama series.
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B.
Dorothy Good
Dorothy Good was a young child accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials in colonial Massachusetts.
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C.
Helen Rose
Helen Rose was an acclaimed American costume designer best known for her glamorous work at MGM during Hollywood’s Golden Age, creating iconic wardrobes for stars like Elizabeth Taylor and Grace Kelly.
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D.
Dorothy Cotton
Dorothy Cotton was a prominent civil rights activist and educator who served as the education director for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and worked closely with Martin Luther King Jr.
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E.
Dorothy DuBois
Dorothy DuBois was the wife of American Treasury Department lawyer and Holocaust whistleblower Josiah E. DuBois Jr.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictionalCharacter
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filmCharacter ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Spiral Staircase ⓘ |
| basedOn | Some Must Watch ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Ethel Lina White ⓘ |
| characterRole | central character ⓘ |
| characterStatus | protagonist ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
mute
ⓘ
young woman ⓘ |
| cinematicStyleOfWork | film noir–influenced thriller ⓘ |
| directorOfWork | Robert Siodmak ⓘ |
| era | 1940s American cinema ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| name | Helen ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | target of the killer ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
disability and peril
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fear and isolation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of vulnerability and terror in a psychological thriller
ⓘ
mute performance by Dorothy McGuire ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Dorothy McGuire ⓘ |
| primarySetting | secluded mansion ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfWork | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| setIn | New England ⓘ |
| threatenedBy | serial killer ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWork | early 20th century ⓘ |
| workCountryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| workGenre |
horror film
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psychological thriller ⓘ |
| workLanguage | English ⓘ |
| workReleaseYear | 1946 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dorothy McGuire as Helen Description of subject: Dorothy McGuire as Helen is the central character in the classic 1946 psychological thriller "The Spiral Staircase," portraying a mute young woman terrorized by a serial killer in a secluded mansion.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.