The Glass Key (1935 film)
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The Glass Key (1935 film) is an American crime drama based on Dashiell Hammett’s novel, featuring political corruption and underworld intrigue.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Glass Key (1935 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6503845 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Glass Key (1935 film) Context triple: [The Glass Key (1942 film), follows, The Glass Key (1935 film)]
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The Glass Key (1942 film)
The Glass Key (1942 film) is a classic 1940s American film noir crime drama, based on Dashiell Hammett’s novel, known for its intricate political intrigue and hard-boiled style.
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The Glass Key (novel)
The Glass Key (novel) is a 1931 hardboiled crime novel by Dashiell Hammett that follows fixer Ned Beaumont as he navigates political corruption, betrayal, and murder in an unnamed American city.
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C.
Shadow of the Thin Man
Shadow of the Thin Man is a 1941 comedy-mystery film in the popular "Thin Man" series, featuring William Powell and Myrna Loy as the witty detective couple Nick and Nora Charles.
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The Adventures of Sam Spade
The Adventures of Sam Spade is a classic American radio drama series from the 1940s that follows hard-boiled private detective Sam Spade through witty, fast-paced crime and mystery cases.
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E.
Detective Story
Detective Story is a 1951 American crime drama film, based on Sidney Kingsley’s play, that follows a rigid New York City detective whose moral absolutism is tested over the course of a single day in a busy precinct.
- 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 Glass Key (1935 film) Target entity description: The Glass Key (1935 film) is an American crime drama based on Dashiell Hammett’s novel, featuring political corruption and underworld intrigue.
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A.
The Glass Key (1942 film)
The Glass Key (1942 film) is a classic 1940s American film noir crime drama, based on Dashiell Hammett’s novel, known for its intricate political intrigue and hard-boiled style.
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B.
The Glass Key (novel)
The Glass Key (novel) is a 1931 hardboiled crime novel by Dashiell Hammett that follows fixer Ned Beaumont as he navigates political corruption, betrayal, and murder in an unnamed American city.
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C.
Shadow of the Thin Man
Shadow of the Thin Man is a 1941 comedy-mystery film in the popular "Thin Man" series, featuring William Powell and Myrna Loy as the witty detective couple Nick and Nora Charles.
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D.
The Adventures of Sam Spade
The Adventures of Sam Spade is a classic American radio drama series from the 1940s that follows hard-boiled private detective Sam Spade through witty, fast-paced crime and mystery cases.
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E.
Detective Story
Detective Story is a 1951 American crime drama film, based on Sidney Kingsley’s play, that follows a rigid New York City detective whose moral absolutism is tested over the course of a single day in a busy precinct.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptationOfGenre | hardboiled detective fiction ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Dashiell Hammett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Glass Key (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Ed Beaumont
NERFINISHED
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Janet Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Madvig NERFINISHED ⓘ Taylor Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Henry Sharp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black and white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Frank Tuttle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedInFormat | theatrical release ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Hugh Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Classical Hollywood cinema ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Glass Key (1942 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
film noir precursor ⓘ |
| hasSetting | unnamed American city ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
loyalty and betrayal
ⓘ
organized crime ⓘ political corruption ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | relationship between a political boss and his fixer ⓘ |
| notableFor | early screen adaptation of Dashiell Hammett’s novel ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotElement |
election campaign
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murder investigation ⓘ |
| producer | B. P. Schulberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionType | studio film ⓘ |
| releaseDate | April 12, 1935 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| runtime | 80 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Harry Ruskin
NERFINISHED
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Kubec Glasmon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | contemporary 1930s United States ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Claire Dodd
NERFINISHED
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Edward Arnold NERFINISHED ⓘ George Raft NERFINISHED ⓘ Guinn "Big Boy" Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Milland NERFINISHED ⓘ Roscoe Karns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Glass Key (1935 film) Description of subject: The Glass Key (1935 film) is an American crime drama based on Dashiell Hammett’s novel, featuring political corruption and underworld intrigue.
Referenced by (1)
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