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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:novel
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:film_adaptation
gptkb:film_adaptations
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Edgar_Wallace
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gptkbp:available_formats
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gptkb:audiobook
gptkb:print
ebook
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gptkbp:based_on
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The Dark Eyes of London (novel)
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gptkbp:based_on_work
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The Dark Eyes of London (novel) by Edgar Wallace
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gptkbp:box_office
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gptkb:unknown
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Miss_Hargreaves
gptkb:Dr._John_M._H._Hargreaves
gptkb:Inspector_Holt
Mr. Hargreaves
The Blind Man
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gptkbp:characters
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gptkb:Miss_Hargreaves
gptkb:Detective
gptkb:Dr._John_M._H._Hargreaves
Mr. Hargreaves
The murderer
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gptkbp:cinematography_by
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gptkb:Walter_J._Harvey
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gptkbp:color
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black and white
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gptkbp:conflict
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detective vs. criminal
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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generally positive
mixed
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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cult following
influenced later crime novels
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gptkbp:directed_by
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gptkb:H._Bruce_Woolfe
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:Walter_Forde
Walter Summers
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gptkbp:distributor
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gptkb:Amalgamated_Films
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gptkbp:edited_by
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gptkb:John_Trumper
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gptkbp:film
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gptkb:D._J._Williams
gptkb:Derek_Bond
gptkb:Henry_Oscar
gptkb:Graham_Moffatt
gptkb:Basil_Rathbone
gptkb:Gordon_Harker
gptkb:John_Longden
gptkb:Mervyn_Johns
gptkb:Mabel_Constanduros
gptkb:Evelyn_Ankers
gptkb:Cecil_Parker
gptkb:C._V._France
gptkb:Anna_Lee
gptkb:John_Le_Mesurier
Peter Gawthorne
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gptkbp:film_editing
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gptkb:Boris_Karloff
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gptkbp:filming_location
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gptkb:London
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gptkbp:first_edition
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1923 edition.
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:The_Man_Who_Changed_His_Mind
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:detective_fiction
gptkb:horror
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Dark Eyes of London
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gptkbp:influenced
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subsequent horror films
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Arthur_Conan_Doyle
British literature.
the detective genre.
pulp fiction.
Edgar Wallace's writing
early 20th-century crime stories.
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:Edgar_Allan_Poe
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gptkbp:inspiration
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real-life crimes in London.
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-1-84749-123-4
978-1-84749-059-0
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:main_character
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Inspector John Wilkins
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gptkbp:motif
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gptkb:mystery
gptkb:deception
darkness
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gptkbp:music_by
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gptkb:Edwin_Astley
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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third-person
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gptkbp:notable_aspect
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gptkb:character_development
gptkb:historical_context
audience engagement
cinematic techniques
mood and tone
film preservation efforts
atmospheric cinematography
character archetypes
suspenseful storytelling
film festivals screenings
use of shadows
Boris Karloff's performance
adaptation of literature
murder mystery plot
London setting
Edgar Wallace's legacy
horror genre elements
influence on British horror films
soundtrack by Edwin Astley
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" The eyes of London are dark."
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gptkbp:page_count
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256
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gptkbp:plot
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A series of murders in London leads to a blind man who is the prime suspect.
A series of murders in London.
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gptkbp:produced_by
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gptkb:Amalgamated_Productions
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gptkbp:published_in
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1923
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Hodder_&_Stoughton
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gptkbp:related_works
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The Black Abbot.
The Clue of the New Pin.
The Daffodil Mystery.
The Man Who Knew.
The Three Just Men.
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gptkbp:release_date
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1960-01-01
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gptkbp:release_format
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theatrical
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gptkbp:release_year
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1939
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gptkbp:released_in
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gptkb:1960
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gptkbp:remake
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gptkb:The_Dark_Eyes_of_London_(1939_film)
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gptkbp:reprints
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multiple editions.
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gptkbp:runtime
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80 minutes
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gptkbp:screenplay_by
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gptkb:John_Gilling
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gptkbp:series
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:set_in
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gptkb:London
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:London
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gptkbp:setting_time
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early 20th century
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gptkbp:starring
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gptkb:Boris_Karloff
gptkb:Margaret_Johnston
gptkb:John_Le_Mesurier
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:murder_mystery
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:justice
gptkb:revenge
gptkb:murder
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gptkbp:won_award
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none known.
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Edgar_Wallace
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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