Signpost to Murder
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Signpost to Murder is a 1964 psychological thriller film directed by George Englund, centered on an escaped mental patient entangled in a web of murder and deception.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Signpost to Murder canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7257165 — 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: Signpost to Murder Context triple: [George Englund, notableWork, Signpost to Murder]
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A.
A Blueprint for Murder
A Blueprint for Murder is a 1953 American film noir thriller in which Gary Merrill stars in a tense story of suspected poisoning and inheritance-driven murder.
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B.
The Case of the Postponed Murder
The Case of the Postponed Murder is a Perry Mason detective novel by Erle Stanley Gardner featuring the famed defense attorney unraveling a complex murder plot.
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C.
A Slight Case of Murder
A Slight Case of Murder is a 1938 crime-comedy film starring Edward G. Robinson as a reformed bootlegger whose attempts to go straight lead to a series of comic mishaps.
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D.
Murder Was the Case
Murder Was the Case is a 1994 hip hop soundtrack album and short film project centered on Snoop Doggy Dogg, featuring various West Coast rap artists and produced by Dr. Dre.
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E.
The Talk Show Murders
The Talk Show Murders is a mystery novel by comedian and television pioneer Steve Allen that blends show-business satire with a talk-show-themed whodunit plot.
- 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: Signpost to Murder Target entity description: Signpost to Murder is a 1964 psychological thriller film directed by George Englund, centered on an escaped mental patient entangled in a web of murder and deception.
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A.
A Blueprint for Murder
A Blueprint for Murder is a 1953 American film noir thriller in which Gary Merrill stars in a tense story of suspected poisoning and inheritance-driven murder.
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B.
The Case of the Postponed Murder
The Case of the Postponed Murder is a Perry Mason detective novel by Erle Stanley Gardner featuring the famed defense attorney unraveling a complex murder plot.
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C.
A Slight Case of Murder
A Slight Case of Murder is a 1938 crime-comedy film starring Edward G. Robinson as a reformed bootlegger whose attempts to go straight lead to a series of comic mishaps.
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D.
Murder Was the Case
Murder Was the Case is a 1994 hip hop soundtrack album and short film project centered on Snoop Doggy Dogg, featuring various West Coast rap artists and produced by Dr. Dre.
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E.
The Talk Show Murders
The Talk Show Murders is a mystery novel by comedian and television pioneer Steve Allen that blends show-business satire with a talk-show-themed whodunit plot.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | play "Signpost to Murder" ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Paul Vogel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| dialogueLanguage | English ⓘ |
| director | George Englund ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| distributorRegion |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| editedBy | Ralph E. Winters ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | studio production ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre | psychological thriller ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
deception
ⓘ
mental illness ⓘ murder ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | Miklós Rózsa ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | feature film ⓘ |
| originalNetworkOrMedium | theatrical release ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An escaped mental patient becomes entangled in a web of murder and deception. ⓘ |
| producer | George Englund ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 78 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Sally Benson ⓘ |
| settingLocation | rural England ⓘ |
| stars |
Alan Napier
ⓘ
Edward Mulhare ⓘ Joanne Woodward ⓘ Joyce Worsley ⓘ Stuart Whitman ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Signpost to Murder Description of subject: Signpost to Murder is a 1964 psychological thriller film directed by George Englund, centered on an escaped mental patient entangled in a web of murder and deception.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.