The Passing of the Third Floor Back (film)
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The Passing of the Third Floor Back is a 1935 British drama film, adapted from Jerome K. Jerome’s play, about a mysterious stranger whose arrival transforms the lives of the residents in a shabby London boarding house.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Passing of the Third Floor Back (film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10509865 — 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: The Passing of the Third Floor Back (film) Context triple: [Frank Vosper, performedIn, The Passing of the Third Floor Back (film)]
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A.
Stranger on the Third Floor
Stranger on the Third Floor is a 1940 American film noir often cited as one of the earliest examples of the genre, known for its expressionistic style and psychological tension.
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B.
Apartment Story
"Apartment Story" is a song by American indie rock band The National, featured on their critically acclaimed 2007 album "Boxer."
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C.
Angel Pavement
Angel Pavement is a 1930 novel by English writer J. B. Priestley that portrays the lives and struggles of office workers in interwar London with sharp social observation and humor.
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D.
The Woman on the Stairs
The Woman on the Stairs is a novel by German author Bernhard Schlink that intertwines art, memory, and past relationships through a man’s encounter with a mysterious painting and the woman it depicts.
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E.
The Passing Show of 1945
The Passing Show of 1945 was a mid-1940s American musical revue associated with songwriter and lyricist Bert Kalmar.
- 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: The Passing of the Third Floor Back (film) Target entity description: The Passing of the Third Floor Back is a 1935 British drama film, adapted from Jerome K. Jerome’s play, about a mysterious stranger whose arrival transforms the lives of the residents in a shabby London boarding house.
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A.
Stranger on the Third Floor
Stranger on the Third Floor is a 1940 American film noir often cited as one of the earliest examples of the genre, known for its expressionistic style and psychological tension.
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B.
Apartment Story
"Apartment Story" is a song by American indie rock band The National, featured on their critically acclaimed 2007 album "Boxer."
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C.
Angel Pavement
Angel Pavement is a 1930 novel by English writer J. B. Priestley that portrays the lives and struggles of office workers in interwar London with sharp social observation and humor.
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D.
The Woman on the Stairs
The Woman on the Stairs is a novel by German author Bernhard Schlink that intertwines art, memory, and past relationships through a man’s encounter with a mysterious painting and the woman it depicts.
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E.
The Passing Show of 1945
The Passing Show of 1945 was a mid-1940s American musical revue associated with songwriter and lyricist Bert Kalmar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | stage play ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Jerome K. Jerome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Passing of the Third Floor Back (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| character |
Mr. Wright
NERFINISHED
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Stasia NERFINISHED ⓘ The Stranger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Günther Krampf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Berthold Viertel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Associated British Picture Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Otto Ludwig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1930s British cinema ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
moral transformation
ⓘ
redemption ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A mysterious stranger arrives at a shabby London boarding house and transforms the lives of its residents. ⓘ |
| producer | Michael Balcon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Associated Talking Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Michael Hogan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| settingType | boarding house ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Conrad Veidt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frank Cellier NERFINISHED ⓘ John Turnbull NERFINISHED ⓘ Rene Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronald Shiner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Passing of the Third Floor Back NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Passing of the Third Floor Back (film) Description of subject: The Passing of the Third Floor Back is a 1935 British drama film, adapted from Jerome K. Jerome’s play, about a mysterious stranger whose arrival transforms the lives of the residents in a shabby London boarding house.
Referenced by (1)
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