The Case of the Black Cat
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The Case of the Black Cat is a 1934 American mystery film, part of the Perry Mason series, directed by William C. McGann and produced by Bryan Foy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Case of the Black Cat canonical | 5 |
| The Case of the Velvet Claws | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3508794 — 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 Black Cat Context triple: [Bryan Foy, notableWork, The Case of the Black Cat]
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A.
The Black Cat
"The Black Cat" is a classic Gothic short story by Edgar Allan Poe that explores themes of guilt, madness, and the supernatural through a narrator’s violent obsession with his pet.
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B.
The Cat's-Paw
The Cat's-Paw is a 1934 American comedy film starring Harold Lloyd as a naive missionary’s son unwittingly drawn into small-town political corruption.
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C.
The Case of the Velvet Claws
The Case of the Velvet Claws is a 1933 detective novel by Erle Stanley Gardner that launched the long-running Perry Mason series.
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D.
The Case of the Caretaker’s Cat
"The Case of the Caretaker’s Cat" is a Perry Mason detective novel by Erle Stanley Gardner, featuring the famed defense attorney unraveling a murder mystery entangled with a seemingly insignificant cat.
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E.
A Slight Case of Murder
A Slight Case of Murder is a 1938 crime-comedy film starring Edward G. Robinson as a reformed bootlegger whose attempts to go straight lead to a series of comic mishaps.
- 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 Black Cat Target entity description: The Case of the Black Cat is a 1934 American mystery film, part of the Perry Mason series, directed by William C. McGann and produced by Bryan Foy.
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A.
The Black Cat
"The Black Cat" is a classic Gothic short story by Edgar Allan Poe that explores themes of guilt, madness, and the supernatural through a narrator’s violent obsession with his pet.
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B.
The Cat's-Paw
The Cat's-Paw is a 1934 American comedy film starring Harold Lloyd as a naive missionary’s son unwittingly drawn into small-town political corruption.
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C.
The Case of the Velvet Claws
The Case of the Velvet Claws is a 1933 detective novel by Erle Stanley Gardner that launched the long-running Perry Mason series.
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D.
The Case of the Caretaker’s Cat
"The Case of the Caretaker’s Cat" is a Perry Mason detective novel by Erle Stanley Gardner, featuring the famed defense attorney unraveling a murder mystery entangled with a seemingly insignificant cat.
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E.
A Slight Case of Murder
A Slight Case of Murder is a 1938 crime-comedy film starring Edward G. Robinson as a reformed bootlegger whose attempts to go straight lead to a series of comic mishaps.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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film ⓘ mystery film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Perry Mason
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surface form:
Perry Mason series
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| basedOnWorkAuthor | Erle Stanley Gardner ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | William C. McGann ⓘ |
| distributor |
Warner Bros. Pictures
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surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| era | 1930s American cinema ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
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mystery film ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Perry Mason ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Perry Mason ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
legal mystery
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murder investigation ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
Perry Mason
ⓘ
surface form:
Perry Mason film series
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| partOfFranchise | Perry Mason ⓘ |
| producer | Bryan Foy ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Warner Bros. Pictures
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surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| releaseYear | 1934 ⓘ |
| setIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| title | The Case of the Black Cat self-link ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Case of the Black Cat Description of subject: The Case of the Black Cat is a 1934 American mystery film, part of the Perry Mason series, directed by William C. McGann and produced by Bryan Foy.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Case of the Velvet Claws