The Dead Don’t Dream
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The Dead Don’t Dream is a 1948 American mystery film in the Michael Shayne detective series, starring Lloyd Nolan as the wisecracking private eye.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Dead Don’t Dream canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9091296 — 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 Dead Don’t Dream Context triple: [Craig Stevens, appearedIn, The Dead Don’t Dream]
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A.
Dead and Gone
"Dead and Gone" is a hit hip-hop/R&B single by T.I. featuring Justin Timberlake, known for its reflective lyrics about violence, loss, and personal transformation.
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B.
The Dead and the Living
The Dead and the Living is a critically acclaimed poetry collection by Sharon Olds that explores themes of family, violence, and mortality in vivid, confessional verse.
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C.
The Glorious Dead
"The Glorious Dead" is a solemn commemorative phrase honoring those who lost their lives in war, famously inscribed on the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London.
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D.
Rain on the Dead
"Rain on the Dead" is a modern thriller novel by Jack Higgins featuring his recurring character Sean Dillon in a high-stakes counterterrorism plot.
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E.
Find Them Dead
Find Them Dead is a crime thriller novel by British author Peter James, featuring a tense courtroom drama intertwined with the dark underworld of organized crime.
- 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 Dead Don’t Dream Target entity description: The Dead Don’t Dream is a 1948 American mystery film in the Michael Shayne detective series, starring Lloyd Nolan as the wisecracking private eye.
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A.
Dead and Gone
"Dead and Gone" is a hit hip-hop/R&B single by T.I. featuring Justin Timberlake, known for its reflective lyrics about violence, loss, and personal transformation.
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B.
The Dead and the Living
The Dead and the Living is a critically acclaimed poetry collection by Sharon Olds that explores themes of family, violence, and mortality in vivid, confessional verse.
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C.
The Glorious Dead
"The Glorious Dead" is a solemn commemorative phrase honoring those who lost their lives in war, famously inscribed on the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London.
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D.
Rain on the Dead
"Rain on the Dead" is a modern thriller novel by Jack Higgins featuring his recurring character Sean Dillon in a high-stakes counterterrorism plot.
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E.
Find Them Dead
Find Them Dead is a crime thriller novel by British author Peter James, featuring a tense courtroom drama intertwined with the dark underworld of organized crime.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Michael Shayne series ⓘ |
| castMember | Lloyd Nolan ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed | Michael Shayne ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| featuresCharacter | wisecracking private eye ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType | private eye ⓘ |
| genre | mystery ⓘ |
| hasFormat | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
crime investigation
ⓘ
murder mystery ⓘ private detective ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| leadRole | Lloyd Nolan ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Michael Shayne ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
Michael Shayne film series
ⓘ
linked to:
Michael Shayne series
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| productionType | feature film ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1948 ⓘ |
| starring | Lloyd Nolan ⓘ |
| workType | narrative film ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1948 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Dead Don’t Dream Description of subject: The Dead Don’t Dream is a 1948 American mystery film in the Michael Shayne detective series, starring Lloyd Nolan as the wisecracking private eye.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.