The Fatal Hour
E407969
The Fatal Hour is a 1940 American mystery film in the Mr. Wong detective series, starring Boris Karloff as the Chinese-American sleuth investigating a complex murder case.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Fatal Hour canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4030026 — 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 Fatal Hour Context triple: [Mr. Wong in Chinatown, followedBy, The Fatal Hour]
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A.
The Final Hours
The Final Hours is a memoir by German Luftwaffe ace and later NATO commander Johannes Steinhoff, recounting his experiences during the final phase of World War II and its aftermath.
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B.
The Striking Hour
The Striking Hour is an English rendering of the title of Surah Al-Qari'ah, a chapter of the Qur'an that vividly describes the Day of Judgment and its overwhelming impact on humanity.
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C.
The Death on the Pale Horse
The Death on the Pale Horse is a dramatic apocalyptic painting by Benjamin West depicting the biblical vision of Death riding forth as one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
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D.
The Distant Hours
The Distant Hours is a gothic historical novel by Australian author Kate Morton that weaves together family secrets, wartime memories, and a mysterious English castle.
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E.
The Midnight Bell
The Midnight Bell is a thriller novel by Jack Higgins featuring espionage, terrorism, and high-stakes international intrigue.
- 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 Fatal Hour Target entity description: The Fatal Hour is a 1940 American mystery film in the Mr. Wong detective series, starring Boris Karloff as the Chinese-American sleuth investigating a complex murder case.
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A.
The Final Hours
The Final Hours is a memoir by German Luftwaffe ace and later NATO commander Johannes Steinhoff, recounting his experiences during the final phase of World War II and its aftermath.
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B.
The Striking Hour
The Striking Hour is an English rendering of the title of Surah Al-Qari'ah, a chapter of the Qur'an that vividly describes the Day of Judgment and its overwhelming impact on humanity.
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C.
The Death on the Pale Horse
The Death on the Pale Horse is a dramatic apocalyptic painting by Benjamin West depicting the biblical vision of Death riding forth as one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
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D.
The Distant Hours
The Distant Hours is a gothic historical novel by Australian author Kate Morton that weaves together family secrets, wartime memories, and a mysterious English castle.
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E.
The Midnight Bell
The Midnight Bell is a thriller novel by Jack Higgins featuring espionage, terrorism, and high-stakes international intrigue.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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black-and-white film ⓘ film ⓘ mystery film ⓘ |
| basedOnCharacterCreatedBy | Hugh Wiley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character | James Lee Wong ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Harry Neumann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| director | William Nigh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Allied Artists Pictures
ⓘ
surface form:
Monogram Pictures
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| editedBy | Russell F. Schoengarth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresDetective | Mr. Wong ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
murder investigation
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police corruption ⓘ smuggling ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | black-and-white cinematography ⓘ |
| followedBy | Doomed to Die ⓘ |
| format | theatrical feature film ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
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mystery film ⓘ |
| leadActorPlaysRole | Boris Karloff as James Lee Wong ⓘ |
| musicBy | Edward J. Kay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | complex murder case investigation ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
The Mysterious Mr. Wong
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surface form:
Mr. Wong film series
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| portraysEthnicityOfDetective | Chinese-American ⓘ |
| precededBy | Mr. Wong in Chinatown ⓘ |
| producer | Scott R. Dunlap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Allied Artists Pictures
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surface form:
Monogram Pictures
|
| releaseDate | 1940-01-15 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 68 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | W. Scott Darling ⓘ |
| setIn | San Francisco ⓘ |
| starring |
Boris Karloff
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Charles Trowbridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Puglia NERFINISHED ⓘ Grant Withers NERFINISHED ⓘ Jason Robards Sr. ⓘ John St. Polis ⓘ Lita Chevret ⓘ Marjorie Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Fatal Hour Description of subject: The Fatal Hour is a 1940 American mystery film in the Mr. Wong detective series, starring Boris Karloff as the Chinese-American sleuth investigating a complex murder case.
Referenced by (3)
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