The Strange Woman
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The Strange Woman is a 1946 film noir–style drama starring Hedy Lamarr as a manipulative and seductive woman whose schemes wreak havoc in a small 19th-century Maine town.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Strange Woman canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5139698 — 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 Strange Woman Context triple: [Hedy Lamarr, notableWork, The Strange Woman]
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A.
The Mysterious Lady
The Mysterious Lady is a 19th-century painting by the Italian artist Giovanni Boldini, renowned for its elegant portrayal of an enigmatic female figure.
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B.
The Woman Alone
The Woman Alone is an alternate title for Alfred Hitchcock’s 1936 British thriller film "Sabotage," loosely based on Joseph Conrad’s novel "The Secret Agent."
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C.
Two Women
Two Women is a Russian drama film directed by Vera Glagoleva, adapted from Ivan Turgenev’s play "A Month in the Country" and known for its period setting and emotional romantic entanglements.
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D.
Two Women
Two Women is a 1960 Italian war drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica, best known for Sophia Loren’s Oscar-winning performance as a mother struggling to protect her daughter during World War II.
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E.
Poetical Trifles
Poetical Trifles is a collection of verse by English writer and moralist Thomas Day, best known for its didactic and sentimental poetry.
- 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 Strange Woman Target entity description: The Strange Woman is a 1946 film noir–style drama starring Hedy Lamarr as a manipulative and seductive woman whose schemes wreak havoc in a small 19th-century Maine town.
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A.
The Mysterious Lady
The Mysterious Lady is a 19th-century painting by the Italian artist Giovanni Boldini, renowned for its elegant portrayal of an enigmatic female figure.
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B.
The Woman Alone
The Woman Alone is an alternate title for Alfred Hitchcock’s 1936 British thriller film "Sabotage," loosely based on Joseph Conrad’s novel "The Secret Agent."
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C.
Two Women
Two Women is a 1960 Italian war drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica, best known for Sophia Loren’s Oscar-winning performance as a mother struggling to protect her daughter during World War II.
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D.
Two Women
Two Women is a Russian drama film directed by Vera Glagoleva, adapted from Ivan Turgenev’s play "A Month in the Country" and known for its period setting and emotional romantic entanglements.
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E.
Poetical Trifles
Poetical Trifles is a collection of verse by English writer and moralist Thomas Day, best known for its didactic and sentimental poetry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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film noir–style drama ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Strange Woman (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Ben Ames Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Lucien N. Andriot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Edgar G. Ulmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | United Artists ⓘ |
| editedBy | John M. Foley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | live action ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
film noir ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
greed
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manipulation ⓘ power dynamics ⓘ seduction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jenny Hager NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterPortrayedBy | Hedy Lamarr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Carmen Dragon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Earl Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Bangor, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A manipulative and seductive woman schemes to gain power and wealth, causing turmoil in a small Maine town. ⓘ |
| producer |
Hunt Stromberg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jack Chertok NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Hunt Stromberg Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1946-10-25 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 100 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Herbert J. Biberman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hunt Stromberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPlace | Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTime | 19th century ⓘ |
| starring |
Alan Napier
NERFINISHED
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Gene Lockhart NERFINISHED ⓘ George Sanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Hedy Lamarr NERFINISHED ⓘ Hillary Brooke NERFINISHED ⓘ June Storey NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Hayward NERFINISHED ⓘ Olive Blakeney NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhys Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Strange Woman Description of subject: The Strange Woman is a 1946 film noir–style drama starring Hedy Lamarr as a manipulative and seductive woman whose schemes wreak havoc in a small 19th-century Maine town.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.