Build My Gallows High
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Build My Gallows High is a 1946 hardboiled crime novel by Geoffrey Homes, best known as the source material for the classic film noir Out of the Past.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Build My Gallows High canonical | 6 |
| novel Build My Gallows High | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5585164 — 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: Build My Gallows High Context triple: [Out of the Past, basedOn, Build My Gallows High]
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A.
Whipping Post
"Whipping Post" is a landmark blues-rock song by the Allman Brothers Band, renowned for its emotional intensity, extended improvisations, and central place in their live performances.
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B.
Cross of Nails
The Cross of Nails is a Christian symbol of reconciliation and peace, originating from medieval nails recovered from the bombed Coventry Cathedral during World War II.
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C.
The Cradle
The Cradle is an 1872 Impressionist painting by Berthe Morisot depicting a tender scene of a mother watching over her sleeping child, and is considered one of her most celebrated works.
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D.
The Pit
The Pit is a famed college basketball arena in Albuquerque, New Mexico, renowned for its intense atmosphere and distinctive sunken design.
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E.
Monkey Hangers
Monkey Hangers is a nickname for the people of Hartlepool, England, stemming from a local legend about townsfolk allegedly hanging a monkey they mistook for a French spy during the Napoleonic Wars.
- 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: Build My Gallows High Target entity description: Build My Gallows High is a 1946 hardboiled crime novel by Geoffrey Homes, best known as the source material for the classic film noir Out of the Past.
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A.
Whipping Post
"Whipping Post" is a landmark blues-rock song by the Allman Brothers Band, renowned for its emotional intensity, extended improvisations, and central place in their live performances.
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B.
Cross of Nails
The Cross of Nails is a Christian symbol of reconciliation and peace, originating from medieval nails recovered from the bombed Coventry Cathedral during World War II.
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C.
The Cradle
The Cradle is an 1872 Impressionist painting by Berthe Morisot depicting a tender scene of a mother watching over her sleeping child, and is considered one of her most celebrated works.
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D.
The Pit
The Pit is a famed college basketball arena in Albuquerque, New Mexico, renowned for its intense atmosphere and distinctive sunken design.
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E.
Monkey Hangers
Monkey Hangers is a nickname for the people of Hartlepool, England, stemming from a local legend about townsfolk allegedly hanging a monkey they mistook for a French spy during the Napoleonic Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
ⓘ
hardboiled novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | Out of the Past ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Build My Gallows High: A Novel of Suspense ⓘ |
| author | Geoffrey Homes ⓘ |
| authorRealNameOf | Daniel Mainwaring ⓘ |
| basedOn | Build My Gallows High ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
hardboiled fiction ⓘ |
| hasFilmNoirAdaptation | Out of the Past ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
betrayal
ⓘ
crime ⓘ fatalism ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ romantic obsession ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | noir fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Kathie Moffat
ⓘ
Red Bailey ⓘ Whit Sterling ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor | being source material for the film noir Out of the Past ⓘ |
| partOf | American hardboiled crime fiction canon ⓘ |
| pseudonymOf | Daniel Mainwaring ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| publisher | William Morrow and Company ⓘ |
| setting |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
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| timePeriodOfSetting | 1940s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Build My Gallows High Description of subject: Build My Gallows High is a 1946 hardboiled crime novel by Geoffrey Homes, best known as the source material for the classic film noir Out of the Past.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Build My Gallows High
linked to: Build My Gallows High
subject linked to:
film Against All Odds