Who Killed Teddy Bear
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Who Killed Teddy Bear is a 1965 American neo-noir psychological thriller film known for its gritty depiction of sexual obsession and urban sleaze in New York City.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Who Killed Teddy Bear canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9400290 — 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: Who Killed Teddy Bear Context triple: [Sal Mineo, notableWork, Who Killed Teddy Bear]
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A.
The Teddy Bears
The Teddy Bears were a late-1950s American pop vocal group best known for their hit single "To Know Him Is to Love Him," produced and written by Phil Spector.
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B.
Toys That Kill
Toys That Kill is an American punk rock band known for its melodic, energetic sound and roots in the Southern California DIY punk scene.
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C.
Murders in the Zoo
Murders in the Zoo is a 1933 pre-Code American horror film known for its shocking violence and for featuring Lionel Atwill as a sadistic big-game hunter.
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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: Who Killed Teddy Bear Target entity description: Who Killed Teddy Bear is a 1965 American neo-noir psychological thriller film known for its gritty depiction of sexual obsession and urban sleaze in New York City.
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A.
The Teddy Bears
The Teddy Bears were a late-1950s American pop vocal group best known for their hit single "To Know Him Is to Love Him," produced and written by Phil Spector.
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B.
Toys That Kill
Toys That Kill is an American punk rock band known for its melodic, energetic sound and roots in the Southern California DIY punk scene.
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C.
Murders in the Zoo
Murders in the Zoo is a 1933 pre-Code American horror film known for its shocking violence and for featuring Lionel Atwill as a sadistic big-game hunter.
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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 (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Joseph C. Brun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
sexual obsession
ⓘ
stalking ⓘ urban sleaze ⓘ voyeurism ⓘ |
| director | Joseph Cates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Magna Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Sidney Katz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Lawrence Sherman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lt. Dave Madden NERFINISHED ⓘ Norah Dain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSong | Born to Be Bad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
ⓘ
neo-noir ⓘ psychological thriller ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| leadActorRole |
Juliet Prowse as Norah Dain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sal Mineo as Lawrence Sherman ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Alfred Perry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bob Gaudio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | obscene phone calls to a nightclub hostess ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial sexual content for its time
ⓘ
gritty depiction of sexual obsession ⓘ portrayal of seedy New York nightlife ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| policeCharacter | Lt. Dave Madden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Joseph Cates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Magna Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1965-10-20 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 94 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Arnold Drake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leon Tokatyan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Manhattan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ Times Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Daniel J. Travanti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elaine Stritch NERFINISHED ⓘ Jan Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ Juliet Prowse NERFINISHED ⓘ Sal Mineo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodSetting | 1960s ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Who Killed Teddy Bear Description of subject: Who Killed Teddy Bear is a 1965 American neo-noir psychological thriller film known for its gritty depiction of sexual obsession and urban sleaze in New York City.
Referenced by (2)
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