The Mad Magician
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The Mad Magician is a 1954 3D horror film starring Vincent Price as a vengeful illusionist who uses his skills in gruesome murders.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Mad Magician canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7072043 — 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 Mad Magician Context triple: [John Emery, notableWork, The Mad Magician]
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A.
El Mago
El Mago is the nickname of Argentine former professional tennis player Guillermo Coria, renowned for his exceptional clay-court skills and speed.
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B.
La Maga
La Maga is a mysterious, free-spirited woman who embodies emotional intuition and existential uncertainty in Julio Cortázar’s novel "Rayuela" ("Hopscotch").
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C.
The Wizard
The Wizard is the enigmatic and ultimately humbug ruler of the Emerald City in L. Frank Baum’s classic tale "The Wizard of Oz."
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D.
The Wizard
The Wizard is the famous nickname of Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith, renowned for his exceptional defensive skills and acrobatic plays in Major League Baseball.
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E.
The Magic Box
The Magic Box is a 1951 British biographical drama film about cinema pioneer William Friese-Greene, featuring Glynis Johns among its notable cast.
- 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 Mad Magician Target entity description: The Mad Magician is a 1954 3D horror film starring Vincent Price as a vengeful illusionist who uses his skills in gruesome murders.
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A.
El Mago
El Mago is the nickname of Argentine former professional tennis player Guillermo Coria, renowned for his exceptional clay-court skills and speed.
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B.
La Maga
La Maga is a mysterious, free-spirited woman who embodies emotional intuition and existential uncertainty in Julio Cortázar’s novel "Rayuela" ("Hopscotch").
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C.
The Wizard
The Wizard is the famous nickname of Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith, renowned for his exceptional defensive skills and acrobatic plays in Major League Baseball.
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D.
The Wizard
The Wizard is the enigmatic and ultimately humbug ruler of the Emerald City in L. Frank Baum’s classic tale "The Wizard of Oz."
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E.
The Magic Box
The Magic Box is a 1951 British biographical drama film about cinema pioneer William Friese-Greene, featuring Glynis Johns among its notable cast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | short story by Crane Wilbur ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Bert Glennon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | John Brahm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedInFormat |
2D prints
ⓘ
theatrical 3D ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | theatrical release in the United States ⓘ |
| editedBy | Richard V. Heermance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1950s American cinema ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | stereoscopic cinematography ⓘ |
| followedTrendOf | 1950s 3D film cycle ⓘ |
| format |
3D
ⓘ
black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
3D
ⓘ
horror ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
identity and disguise
ⓘ
obsession ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| leadActor | Vincent Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Don Gallico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterPortrayedBy | Vincent Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Arthur Lange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
starring Vincent Price in an early 3D horror role
ⓘ
use of stage magic and illusions as murder methods ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A vengeful illusionist uses his skills to commit a series of gruesome murders. ⓘ |
| presentedIn |
3D process
ⓘ
stereoscopic 3D ⓘ |
| producer | Bryan Foy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| productionCompanyType | major Hollywood studio ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | 1954-04-19 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 72 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Crane Wilbur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| starring |
Donald Randolph
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eva Gabor NERFINISHED ⓘ Lenita Lane NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick O’Neal NERFINISHED ⓘ Vincent Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Mad Magician NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Mad Magician Description of subject: The Mad Magician is a 1954 3D horror film starring Vincent Price as a vengeful illusionist who uses his skills in gruesome murders.
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