Mr. Wong in Chinatown
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Mr. Wong in Chinatown is a 1939 American mystery film in the Mr. Wong detective series, featuring the Chinese-American sleuth investigating a murder tied to international intrigue in San Francisco’s Chinatown.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mr. Wong in Chinatown canonical | 5 |
| Mr. Wong, Detective | 3 |
| Mr. Wong detective series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T671873 — 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: Mr. Wong in Chinatown Context triple: [Lotus Long, notableWork, Mr. Wong in Chinatown]
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A.
Sam Poo Kong
Sam Poo Kong is a historic Chinese temple complex in Semarang, Indonesia, revered as a cultural and religious site linked to the legendary admiral Zheng He.
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B.
Danny Ocean
Danny Ocean is the charismatic, sharp-witted leader of an elite group of thieves in the Ocean's heist film series.
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C.
Mickey Goldmill
Mickey Goldmill is the gruff, old-school boxing trainer and mentor of Rocky Balboa in the "Rocky" film series.
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D.
Hannibal Chau
Hannibal Chau is a flamboyant black-market dealer in kaiju organs from the film "Pacific Rim," known for his eccentric style and shady charisma.
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E.
C. K. Dexter-Haven
C. K. Dexter-Haven is the charming, witty ex-husband of socialite Tracy Lord in the musical film "High Society," famously portrayed by Bing Crosby.
- 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: Mr. Wong in Chinatown Target entity description: Mr. Wong in Chinatown is a 1939 American mystery film in the Mr. Wong detective series, featuring the Chinese-American sleuth investigating a murder tied to international intrigue in San Francisco’s Chinatown.
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A.
Sam Poo Kong
Sam Poo Kong is a historic Chinese temple complex in Semarang, Indonesia, revered as a cultural and religious site linked to the legendary admiral Zheng He.
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B.
Danny Ocean
Danny Ocean is the charismatic, sharp-witted leader of an elite group of thieves in the Ocean's heist film series.
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C.
Mickey Goldmill
Mickey Goldmill is the gruff, old-school boxing trainer and mentor of Rocky Balboa in the "Rocky" film series.
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D.
Hannibal Chau
Hannibal Chau is a flamboyant black-market dealer in kaiju organs from the film "Pacific Rim," known for his eccentric style and shady charisma.
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E.
C. K. Dexter-Haven
C. K. Dexter-Haven is the charming, witty ex-husband of socialite Tracy Lord in the musical film "High Society," famously portrayed by Bing Crosby.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
ⓘ
film ⓘ mystery film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
James Lee Wong character
ⓘ
stories by Hugh Wiley ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| character |
Captain Bill Street
ⓘ
James Lee Wong ⓘ Roberta Logan ⓘ |
| cinematography | Harry Neumann ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | William Nigh ⓘ |
| distributor |
Allied Artists Pictures
ⓘ
surface form:
Monogram Pictures
|
| editor | Russell F. Schoengarth ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Fatal Hour ⓘ |
| follows |
The Mysterious Mr. Wong
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surface form:
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
|
| genre |
crime film
ⓘ
detective film ⓘ mystery film ⓘ |
| hasFilmRating | Passed ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
international intrigue
ⓘ
murder investigation ⓘ |
| musicBy | Edward J. Kay ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mr. Wong detective series
|
| plotSummary | James Lee Wong investigates the murder of a Chinese princess in San Francisco’s Chinatown involving international intrigue and smuggling. ⓘ |
| producer | William Nigh ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Allied Artists Pictures
ⓘ
surface form:
Monogram Pictures
|
| releaseDate | 1939-08-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 71 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Houston Branch ⓘ |
| series | Mr. Wong film series ⓘ |
| setIn |
San Francisco Chinatown
ⓘ
surface form:
Chinatown, San Francisco
San Francisco ⓘ |
| starring |
Boris Karloff
ⓘ
George Lynn ⓘ Grant Withers ⓘ Huntley Gordon ⓘ Marjorie Reynolds ⓘ |
| yearOfWork | 1939 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (9)
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this entity surface form:
Mr. Wong detective series
this entity surface form:
Mr. Wong, Detective
this entity surface form:
Mr. Wong, Detective
this entity surface form:
Mr. Wong, Detective