The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a 1939 mystery film starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson, widely regarded as one of the classic screen adaptations of Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4330159 — 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)
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Target entity: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Context triple: [The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939 film), hasTitle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes]
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A.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories featuring Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, notable for including the tale in which Holmes confronts his arch-nemesis Professor Moriarty.
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B.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes is the final collection of Sherlock Holmes detective stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring some of the darker and more experimental tales in the series.
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C.
A Study in Scarlet
A Study in Scarlet is the 1887 detective novel that introduced Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, launching Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous series.
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D.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of detective stories by Arthur Conan Doyle that marks the celebrated comeback of his iconic sleuth after an apparent death at Reichenbach Falls.
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E.
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles is a classic Sherlock Holmes detective novel that blends mystery with Gothic horror on the misty moors of Devon.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Target entity description: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a 1939 mystery film starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson, widely regarded as one of the classic screen adaptations of Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories.
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A.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories featuring Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, notable for including the tale in which Holmes confronts his arch-nemesis Professor Moriarty.
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B.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes is the final collection of Sherlock Holmes detective stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring some of the darker and more experimental tales in the series.
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C.
A Study in Scarlet
A Study in Scarlet is the 1887 detective novel that introduced Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, launching Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous series.
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D.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of detective stories by Arthur Conan Doyle that marks the celebrated comeback of his iconic sleuth after an apparent death at Reichenbach Falls.
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E.
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles is a classic Sherlock Holmes detective novel that blends mystery with Gothic horror on the misty moors of Devon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
black-and-white film
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film ⓘ mystery film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Alan Marshall
NERFINISHED
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Basil Rathbone NERFINISHED ⓘ George Zucco NERFINISHED ⓘ Ida Lupino NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigel Bruce NERFINISHED ⓘ Terry Kilburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Leon Shamroy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Alfred L. Werker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Robert L. Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Professor Moriarty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| follows | The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
detective film
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mystery film ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
England
NERFINISHED
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London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dr. Watson
NERFINISHED
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Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Cyril J. Mockridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Basil Rathbone’s portrayal of Sherlock Holmes
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Nigel Bruce’s portrayal of Dr. Watson ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Basil Rathbone–Nigel Bruce Sherlock Holmes film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
Dr. Watson
NERFINISHED
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Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Darryl F. Zanuck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | September 1, 1939 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 85 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Edwin Blum
NERFINISHED
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William Drake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| stars |
Basil Rathbone
NERFINISHED
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Nigel Bruce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleCharacter | Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| villain | Professor Moriarty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| widelyRegardedAs |
classic Sherlock Holmes film adaptation
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classic screen adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Description of subject: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a 1939 mystery film starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson, widely regarded as one of the classic screen adaptations of Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories.
Referenced by (12)
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