Virgil Starkwell
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Virgil Starkwell is the bumbling, neurotic would-be criminal portrayed by Woody Allen in the mockumentary-style comedy film "Take the Money and Run."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Virgil Starkwell canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10776666 — 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: Virgil Starkwell Context triple: [Take the Money and Run, mainCharacter, Virgil Starkwell]
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A.
Virgil McCracken
Virgil McCracken was an early American figure after whom McCracken County in Kentucky was named, likely recognized for his regional or military significance.
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B.
Virgil Goode
Virgil Goode is an American politician and former U.S. Representative from Virginia who ran as the Constitution Party’s presidential nominee in the 2012 election.
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C.
Thaddeus Valentine
Thaddeus Valentine is a powerful and morally ambiguous London historian and engineer who serves as the primary antagonist in the 2018 post-apocalyptic film "Mortal Engines."
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D.
Owen Warland
Owen Warland is the delicate, visionary watchmaker in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story “The Artist of the Beautiful,” whose obsessive pursuit of aesthetic perfection isolates him from practical society.
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E.
Robert Coddington
Robert Coddington is a notable individual distinguished enough to be specifically recognized as a prominent bearer of the Coddington surname.
- 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: Virgil Starkwell Target entity description: Virgil Starkwell is the bumbling, neurotic would-be criminal portrayed by Woody Allen in the mockumentary-style comedy film "Take the Money and Run."
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A.
Virgil McCracken
Virgil McCracken was an early American figure after whom McCracken County in Kentucky was named, likely recognized for his regional or military significance.
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B.
Virgil Goode
Virgil Goode is an American politician and former U.S. Representative from Virginia who ran as the Constitution Party’s presidential nominee in the 2012 election.
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C.
Thaddeus Valentine
Thaddeus Valentine is a powerful and morally ambiguous London historian and engineer who serves as the primary antagonist in the 2018 post-apocalyptic film "Mortal Engines."
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D.
Owen Warland
Owen Warland is the delicate, visionary watchmaker in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story “The Artist of the Beautiful,” whose obsessive pursuit of aesthetic perfection isolates him from practical society.
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E.
Robert Coddington
Robert Coddington is a notable individual distinguished enough to be specifically recognized as a prominent bearer of the Coddington surname.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Take the Money and Run ⓘ |
| associatedWithDirector | Woody Allen ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre | crime comedy ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
bumbling
ⓘ
neurotic ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Woody Allen ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Take the Money and Run ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | mockumentary comedy ⓘ |
| hasSpouseInStory | Louise ⓘ |
| humorStyle |
deadpan
ⓘ
situational comedy ⓘ slapstick ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
absurdity of criminal life
ⓘ
incompetence in crime ⓘ |
| notableAction |
attempts a series of inept crimes
ⓘ
frequently fails at robberies ⓘ |
| notableScene | bank robbery with illegible stickup note ⓘ |
| occupation | would-be criminal ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | Woody Allen early comedies ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Woody Allen ⓘ |
| relationship | husband of Louise ⓘ |
| setting | various locations in the United States ⓘ |
| storyToldInStyle | mockumentary ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstAppearance | 1969 film release ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Virgil Starkwell Description of subject: Virgil Starkwell is the bumbling, neurotic would-be criminal portrayed by Woody Allen in the mockumentary-style comedy film "Take the Money and Run."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.