Thank You, Mr. Moto
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"Thank You, Mr. Moto" is a 1937 mystery film starring Peter Lorre as the resourceful Japanese detective Mr. Moto, involving international intrigue and stolen Chinese artifacts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thank You, Mr. Moto canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9540034 — 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: Thank You, Mr. Moto Context triple: [Mr. Moto film series, filmInSeries, Thank You, Mr. Moto]
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A.
The Mr. Moto film series
The Mr. Moto film series is a collection of 1930s–1940s mystery films centered on a clever Japanese detective and secret agent, adapted from John P. Marquand’s novels.
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B.
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu is a 1929 American pre-Code crime film that introduces the infamous criminal mastermind Dr. Fu Manchu, adapted from Sax Rohmer’s popular series of novels.
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C.
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu is a 1967 British–Hong Kong crime adventure film in the Fu Manchu series, starring Christopher Lee as the infamous criminal mastermind.
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D.
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu is a 1930 American crime thriller film featuring the infamous fictional villain Dr. Fu Manchu in a tale of revenge and intrigue.
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E.
The Brides of Fu Manchu
The Brides of Fu Manchu is a 1966 British crime-adventure film in the Fu Manchu series, featuring Christopher Lee as the titular villain masterminding a global conspiracy.
- 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: Thank You, Mr. Moto Target entity description: "Thank You, Mr. Moto" is a 1937 mystery film starring Peter Lorre as the resourceful Japanese detective Mr. Moto, involving international intrigue and stolen Chinese artifacts.
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A.
The Mr. Moto film series
The Mr. Moto film series is a collection of 1930s–1940s mystery films centered on a clever Japanese detective and secret agent, adapted from John P. Marquand’s novels.
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B.
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu is a 1929 American pre-Code crime film that introduces the infamous criminal mastermind Dr. Fu Manchu, adapted from Sax Rohmer’s popular series of novels.
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C.
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu is a 1967 British–Hong Kong crime adventure film in the Fu Manchu series, starring Christopher Lee as the infamous criminal mastermind.
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D.
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu is a 1930 American crime thriller film featuring the infamous fictional villain Dr. Fu Manchu in a tale of revenge and intrigue.
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E.
The Brides of Fu Manchu
The Brides of Fu Manchu is a 1966 British crime-adventure film in the Fu Manchu series, featuring Christopher Lee as the titular villain masterminding a global conspiracy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Mr. Moto novels by John P. Marquand ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| character | Mr. Moto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Virgil Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Norman Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Nick DeMaggio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
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| followedBy | Mr. Moto Takes a Chance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Think Fast, Mr. Moto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure
ⓘ
crime ⓘ mystery ⓘ |
| leadActor | Peter Lorre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Samuel Kaylin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | feature-length narrative film ⓘ |
| notableFor | featuring Peter Lorre as Japanese detective Mr. Moto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Mr. Moto film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
international intrigue
ⓘ
stolen Chinese artifacts ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Peter Lorre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Sol M. Wurtzel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Mr. Moto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1937-12-31 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1937 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 67 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Norman Foster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wellesley Parsons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
John Carradine
NERFINISHED
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Peter Lorre NERFINISHED ⓘ Sig Ruman NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Beck NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thank You, Mr. Moto Description of subject: "Thank You, Mr. Moto" is a 1937 mystery film starring Peter Lorre as the resourceful Japanese detective Mr. Moto, involving international intrigue and stolen Chinese artifacts.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mr. Moto film series