The Unguarded Hour (1936 film)
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The Unguarded Hour (1936 film) is a 1936 American mystery drama centered on a barrister entangled in blackmail and a murder trial, based on a play by Bernard Merivale.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Unguarded Hour (1936 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11135634 — 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 Unguarded Hour (1936 film) Context triple: [Leon Gordon, workedOn, The Unguarded Hour (1936 film)]
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A.
The Thirteenth Hour (1947 film)
The Thirteenth Hour is a 1947 American mystery thriller film featuring Richard Dix in one of his later screen roles.
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B.
Desperate Hours
Desperate Hours is a 1990 American thriller film about a family taken hostage in their own home by an escaped convict and his accomplices.
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C.
The Fatal Hour
The Fatal Hour is a 1940 American mystery film in the Mr. Wong detective series, starring Boris Karloff as the Chinese-American sleuth investigating a complex murder case.
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D.
The Desperate Hours
The Desperate Hours is a 1955 American film noir thriller about a suburban family taken hostage by escaped convicts, noted for its intense suspense and strong performances.
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E.
The Secret Hour
The Secret Hour is a film adaptation of the play "They Knew What They Wanted," translating its romantic and dramatic themes to the screen.
- 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 Unguarded Hour (1936 film) Target entity description: The Unguarded Hour (1936 film) is a 1936 American mystery drama centered on a barrister entangled in blackmail and a murder trial, based on a play by Bernard Merivale.
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A.
The Thirteenth Hour (1947 film)
The Thirteenth Hour is a 1947 American mystery thriller film featuring Richard Dix in one of his later screen roles.
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B.
Desperate Hours
Desperate Hours is a 1990 American thriller film about a family taken hostage in their own home by an escaped convict and his accomplices.
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C.
The Fatal Hour
The Fatal Hour is a 1940 American mystery film in the Mr. Wong detective series, starring Boris Karloff as the Chinese-American sleuth investigating a complex murder case.
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D.
The Desperate Hours
The Desperate Hours is a 1955 American film noir thriller about a suburban family taken hostage by escaped convicts, noted for its intense suspense and strong performances.
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E.
The Secret Hour
The Secret Hour is a film adaptation of the play "They Knew What They Wanted," translating its romantic and dramatic themes to the screen.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama film
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film ⓘ mystery film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Bernard Merivale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Unguarded Hour (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Harold Rosson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfSetting | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Sam Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| distributorRegion |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| editedBy | Frank E. Hull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingStudio | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
mystery ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Unguarded Hour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | barrister ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Edward Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | American mystery drama films of the 1930s ⓘ |
| plotKeyword |
blackmail
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murder trial ⓘ |
| producer | Lawrence Weingarten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1936-08-28 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 87 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Howard Emmett Rogers
NERFINISHED
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Leon Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| sourceWorkAuthor | Bernard Merivale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceWorkGenre | stage play ⓘ |
| starring |
Aileen Pringle
NERFINISHED
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Beryl Mercer NERFINISHED ⓘ Dudley Digges NERFINISHED ⓘ E.E. Clive NERFINISHED ⓘ Franchot Tone NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Daniell NERFINISHED ⓘ Lewis Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ Loretta Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Roland Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Wallis Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Unguarded Hour (1936 film) Description of subject: The Unguarded Hour (1936 film) is a 1936 American mystery drama centered on a barrister entangled in blackmail and a murder trial, based on a play by Bernard Merivale.
Referenced by (1)
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