Charlie Chan’s Murder Cruise
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Charlie Chan’s Murder Cruise is a 1940 mystery film in the long-running Charlie Chan detective series, featuring the famous sleuth solving a murder aboard an ocean liner.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charlie Chan’s Murder Cruise canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9392676 — 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: Charlie Chan’s Murder Cruise Context triple: [Victor Sen Yung, appearedIn, Charlie Chan’s Murder Cruise]
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A.
Charlie Chan in Panama
"Charlie Chan in Panama" is a 1940 mystery film in the long-running Charlie Chan detective series, featuring the famous Chinese-American sleuth uncovering a spy plot in the Panama Canal Zone.
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B.
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
"Charlie Chan in Honolulu" is a 1938 mystery film in the long-running Charlie Chan series, featuring the famous Chinese-American detective solving a murder aboard a ship docked in Honolulu.
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C.
Charlie Chan in City in Darkness
"Charlie Chan in City in Darkness" is a 1939 mystery film in the long-running Charlie Chan series, featuring the famous Chinese-American detective solving a murder case in wartime Paris.
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D.
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island is a 1939 mystery film in the long-running Charlie Chan series, set during a San Francisco exposition and involving the detective’s investigation of a sinister criminal organization.
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E.
Charlie Chan in Reno
"Charlie Chan in Reno" is a 1939 mystery-comedy film in the long-running Charlie Chan series, featuring the famous Chinese-American detective solving a murder case in Reno, Nevada.
- 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: Charlie Chan’s Murder Cruise Target entity description: Charlie Chan’s Murder Cruise is a 1940 mystery film in the long-running Charlie Chan detective series, featuring the famous sleuth solving a murder aboard an ocean liner.
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A.
Charlie Chan in Panama
"Charlie Chan in Panama" is a 1940 mystery film in the long-running Charlie Chan detective series, featuring the famous Chinese-American sleuth uncovering a spy plot in the Panama Canal Zone.
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B.
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
"Charlie Chan in Honolulu" is a 1938 mystery film in the long-running Charlie Chan series, featuring the famous Chinese-American detective solving a murder aboard a ship docked in Honolulu.
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C.
Charlie Chan in City in Darkness
"Charlie Chan in City in Darkness" is a 1939 mystery film in the long-running Charlie Chan series, featuring the famous Chinese-American detective solving a murder case in wartime Paris.
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D.
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island is a 1939 mystery film in the long-running Charlie Chan series, set during a San Francisco exposition and involving the detective’s investigation of a sinister criminal organization.
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E.
Charlie Chan in Reno
"Charlie Chan in Reno" is a 1939 mystery-comedy film in the long-running Charlie Chan series, featuring the famous Chinese-American detective solving a murder case in Reno, Nevada.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Charlie Chan Carries On
ⓘ
novel by Earl Derr Biggers ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| character |
Charlie Chan
ⓘ
Jimmy Chan ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Charles G. Clarke ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Eugene Forde ⓘ |
| distributor | 20th Century Fox ⓘ |
| editedBy | Fred Allen ⓘ |
| featureLength | true ⓘ |
| genre | mystery ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | Samuel Kaylin ⓘ |
| partOf | Charlie Chan film series ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Charlie Chan investigates a series of murders aboard an ocean liner during a world cruise. ⓘ |
| producer | Sol M. Wurtzel ⓘ |
| productionCompany | 20th Century Fox ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Helen Logan
ⓘ
Robert Ellis ⓘ |
| setting | ocean liner ⓘ |
| stars |
Lionel Atwill
ⓘ
Marjorie Weaver ⓘ Robert Lowery ⓘ Sidney Toler ⓘ Victor Sen Yung ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Charlie Chan’s Murder Cruise Description of subject: Charlie Chan’s Murder Cruise is a 1940 mystery film in the long-running Charlie Chan detective series, featuring the famous sleuth solving a murder aboard an ocean liner.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Number One Son Lee Chan in Charlie Chan films
subject linked to:
Tommy Chan in Charlie Chan film series