Svengali (1931 film)
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Svengali (1931 film) is a pre-Code horror drama based on George du Maurier’s novel "Trilby," centered on a sinister hypnotist who exerts a malevolent, controlling influence over a young singer.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Svengali (1931 film) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10090762 — 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)
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Target entity: Svengali (1931 film) Context triple: [Marian Marsh, starredIn, Svengali (1931 film)]
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M (1931 film)
M (1931 film) is a landmark German thriller directed by Fritz Lang, renowned for its pioneering use of sound and its chilling portrayal of a child murderer hunted by both police and criminals.
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B.
The Raven (1935 film)
The Raven (1935 film) is a 1935 American horror movie loosely inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s poem, best known for pairing Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi in a tale of madness, torture, and revenge.
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C.
The Fallen Idol (1923)
The Fallen Idol (1923) is a British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey, recognized as one of his early notable works in the silent era.
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D.
Dracula (1931 film)
Dracula (1931 film) is a classic American horror movie starring Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula, widely regarded as the definitive early sound-era adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel and a cornerstone of Universal’s monster film legacy.
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E.
The Wolf Man
The Wolf Man is a classic 1941 Universal horror film about a man cursed to become a werewolf, widely regarded as one of the defining works of the werewolf genre.
- 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: Svengali (1931 film) Target entity description: Svengali (1931 film) is a pre-Code horror drama based on George du Maurier’s novel "Trilby," centered on a sinister hypnotist who exerts a malevolent, controlling influence over a young singer.
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A.
M (1931 film)
M (1931 film) is a landmark German thriller directed by Fritz Lang, renowned for its pioneering use of sound and its chilling portrayal of a child murderer hunted by both police and criminals.
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B.
The Raven (1935 film)
The Raven (1935 film) is a 1935 American horror movie loosely inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s poem, best known for pairing Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi in a tale of madness, torture, and revenge.
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C.
The Fallen Idol (1923)
The Fallen Idol (1923) is a British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey, recognized as one of his early notable works in the silent era.
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D.
Dracula (1931 film)
Dracula (1931 film) is a classic American horror movie starring Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula, widely regarded as the definitive early sound-era adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel and a cornerstone of Universal’s monster film legacy.
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E.
The Wolf Man
The Wolf Man is a classic 1941 Universal horror film about a man cursed to become a werewolf, widely regarded as one of the defining works of the werewolf genre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Trilby
ⓘ
linked to:
Trilby, ou le Lutin d’Argail
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| basedOnAuthor | George du Maurier ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| castMember |
Bramwell Fletcher
ⓘ
Carmel Myers ⓘ Donald Crisp ⓘ John Barrymore ⓘ Marian Marsh ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Svengali is a sinister hypnotist
ⓘ
linked to:
Svengali
Trilby is a young singer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Archie Mayo ⓘ |
| distributor |
Warner Bros.
ⓘ
linked to:
Warner Bros. Pictures
|
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
horror ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
artistic ambition
ⓘ
loss of free will ⓘ power and control ⓘ toxic relationships ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Svengali
ⓘ
Trilby O'Ferrall ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
hypnosis
ⓘ
mind control ⓘ obsession ⓘ romantic manipulation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
John Barrymore’s performance as Svengali
ⓘ
pre-Code depiction of sexual and psychological manipulation ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A hypnotist named Svengali exerts a malevolent, controlling influence over the young singer Trilby, shaping her career and will. ⓘ |
| producer |
Hal B. Wallis
ⓘ
Jack L. Warner ⓘ
linked to:
Jack Warner
|
| productionCompany |
Warner Bros.
ⓘ
linked to:
Warner Bros. Pictures
|
| publicationDate | 1931 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Darryl F. Zanuck
ⓘ
J. Grubb Alexander ⓘ |
| setIn | Paris ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 19th century ⓘ |
| title | Svengali ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Svengali (1931 film) Description of subject: Svengali (1931 film) is a pre-Code horror drama based on George du Maurier’s novel "Trilby," centered on a sinister hypnotist who exerts a malevolent, controlling influence over a young singer.
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