The Nuisance
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The Nuisance is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film starring Lee Tracy as a fast-talking, unscrupulous ambulance-chasing lawyer.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Nuisance canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6300066 — 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 Nuisance Context triple: [Lee Tracy, notableWork, The Nuisance]
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A.
Uproar
"Uproar" is a popular 2018 hip-hop single by Lil Wayne, known for its energetic beat, viral dance challenge, and prominent use of a classic G Herbo/DMX-style sample.
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B.
A Bad Night
"A Bad Night" is a poem by A. A. Milne, best known as the creator of Winnie-the-Pooh, included in his children's poetry collection "When We Were Very Young."
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C.
The Defrauders
The Defrauders is the English rendering of the title of Surah Al-Mutaffifin, a chapter of the Qur’an that condemns fraudulent dealings and moral corruption.
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D.
The Confusion
The Confusion is a historical science fiction novel by Neal Stephenson, forming the second volume of his Baroque Cycle and blending adventure, science, and political intrigue in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
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E.
The Drain
The Drain is the informal nickname for London's short, deep-level Waterloo & City underground railway line that links Waterloo station with the City of London.
- 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 Nuisance Target entity description: The Nuisance is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film starring Lee Tracy as a fast-talking, unscrupulous ambulance-chasing lawyer.
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A.
Uproar
"Uproar" is a popular 2018 hip-hop single by Lil Wayne, known for its energetic beat, viral dance challenge, and prominent use of a classic G Herbo/DMX-style sample.
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B.
A Bad Night
"A Bad Night" is a poem by A. A. Milne, best known as the creator of Winnie-the-Pooh, included in his children's poetry collection "When We Were Very Young."
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C.
The Defrauders
The Defrauders is the English rendering of the title of Surah Al-Mutaffifin, a chapter of the Qur’an that condemns fraudulent dealings and moral corruption.
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D.
The Confusion
The Confusion is a historical science fiction novel by Neal Stephenson, forming the second volume of his Baroque Cycle and blending adventure, science, and political intrigue in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
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E.
The Drain
The Drain is the informal nickname for London's short, deep-level Waterloo & City underground railway line that links Waterloo station with the City of London.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| castMember | Lee Tracy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole |
ambulance-chasing lawyer
ⓘ
fast-talking lawyer ⓘ |
| characterTrait | unscrupulous ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | 1930s American cinema ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| hasGenre | comedy ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacterOccupation |
ambulance chaser
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
features an unscrupulous ambulance-chasing lawyer
ⓘ
stars Lee Tracy ⓘ |
| isSetIn | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
ambulance chasing
ⓘ
legal profession ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| productionEra | pre-Code Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| starredActor | Lee Tracy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workType | feature film ⓘ |
| yearOfPublication | 1933 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Nuisance Description of subject: The Nuisance is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film starring Lee Tracy as a fast-talking, unscrupulous ambulance-chasing lawyer.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.