Terror by Night
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Terror by Night is a 1946 Sherlock Holmes mystery film starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, set largely aboard a train as Holmes investigates the theft of a valuable diamond and a related murder.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Terror by Night canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6168435 — 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: Terror by Night Context triple: [Nigel Bruce, appearedIn, Terror by Night]
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A.
Terror Twilight
Terror Twilight is the fifth and final studio album by American indie rock band Pavement, noted for its more polished production and introspective tone.
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B.
Invisible Terror
"Invisible Terror" is an episode of the 1939 science-fiction movie serial *The Phantom Creeps*, featuring Bela Lugosi as a mad scientist wielding bizarre inventions.
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C.
Lady of Terror
Lady of Terror is an epithet of the Egyptian goddess Sekhmet, highlighting her fearsome power as a lioness deity of war, destruction, and divine retribution.
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D.
The Nightmare Man
The Nightmare Man is a terrifying dream-invading villain from The Sarah Jane Adventures, known for haunting and manipulating the subconscious minds of its young protagonists.
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E.
The Terrors
The Terrors is the nickname of Dundee United F.C., a professional football club based in Dundee, Scotland, known for its passionate support and distinctive tangerine kit.
- 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: Terror by Night Target entity description: Terror by Night is a 1946 Sherlock Holmes mystery film starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, set largely aboard a train as Holmes investigates the theft of a valuable diamond and a related murder.
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A.
Terror Twilight
Terror Twilight is the fifth and final studio album by American indie rock band Pavement, noted for its more polished production and introspective tone.
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B.
Invisible Terror
"Invisible Terror" is an episode of the 1939 science-fiction movie serial *The Phantom Creeps*, featuring Bela Lugosi as a mad scientist wielding bizarre inventions.
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C.
Lady of Terror
Lady of Terror is an epithet of the Egyptian goddess Sekhmet, highlighting her fearsome power as a lioness deity of war, destruction, and divine retribution.
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D.
The Nightmare Man
The Nightmare Man is a terrifying dream-invading villain from The Sarah Jane Adventures, known for haunting and manipulating the subconscious minds of its young protagonists.
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E.
The Terrors
The Terrors is the nickname of Dundee United F.C., a professional football club based in Dundee, Scotland, known for its passionate support and distinctive tangerine kit.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sherlock Holmes film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Sherlock Holmes characters by Arthur Conan Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| character |
Colonel Sebastian Moran
NERFINISHED
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Dr. John Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ Inspector Lestrade NERFINISHED ⓘ Lady Margaret Carstairs NERFINISHED ⓘ Major Duncan-Bleek NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronald Carstairs NERFINISHED ⓘ Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Roy William Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| featuresPlotElement |
murder investigation aboard a train
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theft of a valuable diamond ⓘ |
| genre |
crime
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mystery ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysFictionalCharacter |
Dr. Watson as portrayed by Nigel Bruce
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Sherlock Holmes as portrayed by Basil Rathbone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Howard Benedict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Frank Gruber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | train ⓘ |
| starring |
Alan Mowbray
NERFINISHED
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Basil Rathbone NERFINISHED ⓘ Dennis Hoey NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick Worlock NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Forbes NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigel Bruce NERFINISHED ⓘ Renee Godfrey NERFINISHED ⓘ Skelton Knaggs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Terror by Night Description of subject: Terror by Night is a 1946 Sherlock Holmes mystery film starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, set largely aboard a train as Holmes investigates the theft of a valuable diamond and a related murder.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.