The Plainsman (1936 film)
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The Plainsman (1936 film) is a 1936 American Western adventure film directed by Cecil B. DeMille that dramatizes the lives and exploits of frontier figures like Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Plainsman (1936 film) canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5139497 — 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 Plainsman (1936 film) Context triple: [J. Peverell Marley, notableWork, The Plainsman (1936 film)]
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A.
The Squaw Man (1914 film)
The Squaw Man (1914 film) is a pioneering early feature-length Western drama, often cited as one of the first full-length Hollywood films and a key work in the development of the American film industry.
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B.
The Big Country
The Big Country is a 1958 American Western epic film, directed by William Wyler and starring Gregory Peck, known for its sweeping Cinemascope landscapes and exploration of pride, honor, and frontier justice.
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C.
The Outlaw (1943 film)
The Outlaw (1943 film) is a controversial 1943 Western directed and produced by Howard Hughes, best known for its provocative portrayal of Billy the Kid and its then-scandalous emphasis on star Jane Russell.
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D.
The Man from Painted Post
The Man from Painted Post is a 1917 American silent Western film starring Douglas Fairbanks as a cowboy who becomes entangled in romance and adventure.
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E.
The Last of the Mohicans (1936 film)
The Last of the Mohicans (1936 film) is a 1936 adventure drama adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper’s novel, depicting frontier conflicts during the French and Indian War.
- 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 Plainsman (1936 film) Target entity description: The Plainsman (1936 film) is a 1936 American Western adventure film directed by Cecil B. DeMille that dramatizes the lives and exploits of frontier figures like Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane.
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A.
The Squaw Man (1914 film)
The Squaw Man (1914 film) is a pioneering early feature-length Western drama, often cited as one of the first full-length Hollywood films and a key work in the development of the American film industry.
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B.
The Big Country
The Big Country is a 1958 American Western epic film, directed by William Wyler and starring Gregory Peck, known for its sweeping Cinemascope landscapes and exploration of pride, honor, and frontier justice.
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C.
The Outlaw (1943 film)
The Outlaw (1943 film) is a controversial 1943 Western directed and produced by Howard Hughes, best known for its provocative portrayal of Billy the Kid and its then-scandalous emphasis on star Jane Russell.
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D.
The Man from Painted Post
The Man from Painted Post is a 1917 American silent Western film starring Douglas Fairbanks as a cowboy who becomes entangled in romance and adventure.
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E.
The Last of the Mohicans (1936 film)
The Last of the Mohicans (1936 film) is a 1936 adventure drama adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper’s novel, depicting frontier conflicts during the French and Indian War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | historical figures Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Victor Milner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
Calamity Jane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wild Bill Hickok NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Cecil B. DeMille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Anne Bauchens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Abraham Lincoln
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buffalo Bill Cody NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
Western
ⓘ
adventure ⓘ |
| isPartOf | American Western cinema ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Calamity Jane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wild Bill Hickok NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | George Antheil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | lives and exploits of frontier figures ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | the American frontier ⓘ |
| producer | Cecil B. DeMille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1936-11-05 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| runtime | 113 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Courtney Terrett
NERFINISHED
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Frank J. Wilstach NERFINISHED ⓘ Waldemar Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | post-American Civil War era ⓘ |
| starring |
Charles Bickford
NERFINISHED
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Charles Middleton NERFINISHED ⓘ Francis Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ Gary Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ Helen Burgess NERFINISHED ⓘ James Ellison NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ John Miljan NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Harvey NERFINISHED ⓘ Porter Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Plainsman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Plainsman (1936 film) Description of subject: The Plainsman (1936 film) is a 1936 American Western adventure film directed by Cecil B. DeMille that dramatizes the lives and exploits of frontier figures like Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane.
Referenced by (6)
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