The Old Dark House (1963 TV version)
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The Old Dark House (1963 TV version) is a television adaptation of the classic horror-comedy story, notable for featuring veteran character actor Ernest Truex in a prominent role.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Old Dark House (1963 film) | 2 |
| The Old Dark House (1963 TV version) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11694130 — 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: The Old Dark House (1963 TV version) Context triple: [Ernest Truex, notableWork, The Old Dark House (1963 TV version)]
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The Old Dark House (1932 film)
The Old Dark House (1932 film) is a classic pre-Code horror-comedy directed by James Whale, known for its atmospheric blend of macabre humor, gothic chills, and an ensemble cast including Boris Karloff.
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The Old Dark House
The Old Dark House is a 1932 horror-comedy film directed by James Whale, known for its atmospheric blend of macabre humor and suspense and featuring an ensemble cast including Melvyn Douglas, Boris Karloff, and Gloria Stuart.
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C.
The Fall of the House of Usher (1960 film)
The Fall of the House of Usher (1960 film) is a gothic horror movie directed by Roger Corman, loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe’s short story and noted for its atmospheric visuals and Vincent Price’s performance.
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D.
The House That Dripped Blood (1971 film)
The House That Dripped Blood is a 1971 British horror anthology film from Amicus Productions, featuring four interlinked macabre stories centered on a sinister country house and starring genre regulars such as Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee.
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E.
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965 film)
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors is a 1965 British horror anthology film from Amicus Productions, featuring multiple supernatural tales linked by a framing story set on a train.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: The Old Dark House (1963 TV version) Target entity description: The Old Dark House (1963 TV version) is a television adaptation of the classic horror-comedy story, notable for featuring veteran character actor Ernest Truex in a prominent role.
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A.
The Old Dark House (1932 film)
The Old Dark House (1932 film) is a classic pre-Code horror-comedy directed by James Whale, known for its atmospheric blend of macabre humor, gothic chills, and an ensemble cast including Boris Karloff.
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B.
The Old Dark House
The Old Dark House is a 1932 horror-comedy film directed by James Whale, known for its atmospheric blend of macabre humor and suspense and featuring an ensemble cast including Melvyn Douglas, Boris Karloff, and Gloria Stuart.
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C.
The Fall of the House of Usher (1960 film)
The Fall of the House of Usher (1960 film) is a gothic horror movie directed by Roger Corman, loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe’s short story and noted for its atmospheric visuals and Vincent Price’s performance.
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D.
The House That Dripped Blood (1971 film)
The House That Dripped Blood is a 1971 British horror anthology film from Amicus Productions, featuring four interlinked macabre stories centered on a sinister country house and starring genre regulars such as Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee.
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E.
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965 film)
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors is a 1965 British horror anthology film from Amicus Productions, featuring multiple supernatural tales linked by a framing story set on a train.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horror-comedy
ⓘ
television film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Old Dark House ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkType | novel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| distributionChannel | television ⓘ |
| featuresActor | Ernest Truex ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
horror ⓘ |
| hasCharacterActor | Ernest Truex ⓘ |
| hasProminentRoleFor | Ernest Truex ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Old Dark House ⓘ |
| isAdaptationOf | classic horror-comedy story ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableCastMember | Ernest Truex ⓘ |
| notableFor | featuring veteran character actor Ernest Truex in a prominent role ⓘ |
| originalBroadcastFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| productionType | television adaptation ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Old Dark House (1963 TV version) Description of subject: The Old Dark House (1963 TV version) is a television adaptation of the classic horror-comedy story, notable for featuring veteran character actor Ernest Truex in a prominent role.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Old Dark House (1963 TV version)
linked to: The Old Dark House (1963 TV version)