Experiment Perilous
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Experiment Perilous is a 1944 psychological film noir thriller starring Hedy Lamarr and directed by Jacques Tourneur, known for its atmospheric suspense and melodramatic plot.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Experiment Perilous canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5139697 — 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: Experiment Perilous Context triple: [Hedy Lamarr, notableWork, Experiment Perilous]
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A.
Experiment 626
Experiment 626 is the mischievous alien creature better known as Stitch, the blue, genetically engineered troublemaker who becomes Lilo’s loyal friend in Disney’s "Lilo & Stitch."
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B.
Experimenta
Experimenta is a dedicated strand of the BFI London Film Festival that showcases innovative, experimental, and artistically adventurous moving-image works.
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C.
Hall B experimental program
The Hall B experimental program is a major nuclear and particle physics research effort at Jefferson Lab focused on studying the structure and dynamics of nucleons and nuclei using the CLAS family of detectors.
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D.
The Second Experiment
The Second Experiment is a science fiction novel by Janet Asimov that continues her exploration of advanced psychology, human evolution, and ethical dilemmas in futuristic settings.
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E.
Hall C experimental program
The Hall C experimental program is a series of high-precision nuclear and particle physics experiments conducted at Jefferson Lab to study the structure of nucleons and nuclei using electron scattering.
- 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: Experiment Perilous Target entity description: Experiment Perilous is a 1944 psychological film noir thriller starring Hedy Lamarr and directed by Jacques Tourneur, known for its atmospheric suspense and melodramatic plot.
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A.
Experiment 626
Experiment 626 is the mischievous alien creature better known as Stitch, the blue, genetically engineered troublemaker who becomes Lilo’s loyal friend in Disney’s "Lilo & Stitch."
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B.
Experimenta
Experimenta is a dedicated strand of the BFI London Film Festival that showcases innovative, experimental, and artistically adventurous moving-image works.
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C.
Hall B experimental program
The Hall B experimental program is a major nuclear and particle physics research effort at Jefferson Lab focused on studying the structure and dynamics of nucleons and nuclei using the CLAS family of detectors.
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D.
The Second Experiment
The Second Experiment is a science fiction novel by Janet Asimov that continues her exploration of advanced psychology, human evolution, and ethical dilemmas in futuristic settings.
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E.
Hall C experimental program
The Hall C experimental program is a series of high-precision nuclear and particle physics experiments conducted at Jefferson Lab to study the structure of nucleons and nuclei using electron scattering.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy |
Albert S. D'Agostino
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walter E. Keller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Margaret Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | novel "Experiment Perilous" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Tony Gaudio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesignBy | Edward Stevenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Jacques Tourneur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Rudi Fehr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresStyle |
Gothic atmosphere
ⓘ
expressionistic lighting ⓘ |
| genre |
film noir
ⓘ
melodrama ⓘ psychological thriller ⓘ |
| leadActorRole |
George Brent as Dr. Huntington Bailey
ⓘ
Hedy Lamarr as Allida Bederaux ⓘ Paul Lukas as Nick Bederaux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacterProfession | doctor ⓘ |
| musicBy | Roy Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
domestic entrapment
ⓘ
paranoia ⓘ psychological manipulation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
atmospheric suspense
ⓘ
melodramatic plot ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | American film noir canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | RKO Radio Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionStudioEra | Hollywood studio system ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1944 ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 91 ⓘ |
| screenplayBy |
Robert Blees
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warren Duff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1910s ⓘ |
| settingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| starring |
George Brent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hedy Lamarr NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Lukas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Experiment Perilous Description of subject: Experiment Perilous is a 1944 psychological film noir thriller starring Hedy Lamarr and directed by Jacques Tourneur, known for its atmospheric suspense and melodramatic plot.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.