The Hidden Eye (1945 film)
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The Hidden Eye is a 1945 American mystery film featuring the blind detective Duncan Maclain as he investigates a series of murders with the help of his loyal companions.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Hidden Eye (1945 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10710531 — 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: The Hidden Eye (1945 film) Context triple: [Sara Haden, appearedIn, The Hidden Eye (1945 film)]
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A.
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse is a 1960 West German crime thriller film directed by Fritz Lang that revives the criminal mastermind Dr. Mabuse in a modern, surveillance-obsessed setting.
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B.
Man, the Unknown
Man, the Unknown is a 1935 book by French surgeon and biologist Alexis Carrel that explores human biology, psychology, and spirituality in an attempt to define the nature and potential of human beings.
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C.
Eye for Eye (1918 film)
Eye for Eye is a 1918 American silent drama film starring the acclaimed Russian-American actress Alla Nazimova.
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D.
The Invisible Ray (1936 film)
The Invisible Ray (1936 film) is a 1936 science fiction horror movie starring Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi, centered on a scientist who gains deadly powers from a mysterious cosmic radiation.
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E.
The Spy in Black (1939 film)
The Spy in Black is a 1939 British World War I espionage thriller film starring Conrad Veidt as a German U-boat commander involved in a spy plot off the coast of Scotland.
- 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 Hidden Eye (1945 film) Target entity description: The Hidden Eye is a 1945 American mystery film featuring the blind detective Duncan Maclain as he investigates a series of murders with the help of his loyal companions.
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A.
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse is a 1960 West German crime thriller film directed by Fritz Lang that revives the criminal mastermind Dr. Mabuse in a modern, surveillance-obsessed setting.
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B.
Man, the Unknown
Man, the Unknown is a 1935 book by French surgeon and biologist Alexis Carrel that explores human biology, psychology, and spirituality in an attempt to define the nature and potential of human beings.
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C.
Eye for Eye (1918 film)
Eye for Eye is a 1918 American silent drama film starring the acclaimed Russian-American actress Alla Nazimova.
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D.
The Invisible Ray (1936 film)
The Invisible Ray (1936 film) is a 1936 science fiction horror movie starring Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi, centered on a scientist who gains deadly powers from a mysterious cosmic radiation.
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E.
The Spy in Black (1939 film)
The Spy in Black is a 1939 British World War I espionage thriller film starring Conrad Veidt as a German U-boat commander involved in a spy plot off the coast of Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American mystery film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Duncan Maclain character
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works by Baynard Kendrick ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed | Duncan Maclain by Edward Arnold ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Charles Salerno Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| director | Richard Whorf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Loew's Inc.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | George Hively NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Captain Mac
NERFINISHED
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Duncan Maclain NERFINISHED ⓘ Marty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
ⓘ
mystery film ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | Hidden Eye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainProtagonist | Duncan Maclain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReleaseDate | 1945-09-29 ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
detective investigation
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murder mystery ⓘ |
| isBlackAndWhiteFilm | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | David Snell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Duncan Maclain film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Blind detective Duncan Maclain investigates a series of murders with the help of his companions. ⓘ |
| producer | Robert Sisk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 69 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
George Harmon Coxe
NERFINISHED
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Harry Ruskin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sequelTo | Eyes in the Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| stars |
Ann Harding
NERFINISHED
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Edward Arnold NERFINISHED ⓘ Frances Rafferty NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Langton NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas E. Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ William Phillips NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Hidden Eye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: The Hidden Eye (1945 film) Description of subject: The Hidden Eye is a 1945 American mystery film featuring the blind detective Duncan Maclain as he investigates a series of murders with the help of his loyal companions.
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