Hopalong Cassidy film series
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The Hopalong Cassidy film series is a collection of classic American Western movies centered on the clean-cut cowboy hero Hopalong Cassidy, which became one of the most popular and influential Western franchises of the 1930s and 1940s.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hopalong Cassidy | 3 |
| Hopalong Cassidy film series canonical | 2 |
| Hopalong Cassidy films | 1 |
| Hopalong Cassidy television series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Hopalong Cassidy film series Context triple: [Rand Brooks, notableWork, Hopalong Cassidy film series]
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A.
The Cheyenne Kid
The Cheyenne Kid is a Western film starring American actor Tom Keene, known for his roles in classic B-movie cowboy adventures.
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B.
Forty Guns
Forty Guns is a 1957 Western film directed by Samuel Fuller, known for its striking black-and-white Cinemascope visuals and Barbara Stanwyck’s powerful role as a ruthless ranch matriarch.
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C.
Rio Lobo
Rio Lobo is a 1970 Western film directed by Howard Hawks and starring John Wayne, following a Union officer’s post–Civil War quest for justice in a Texas border town.
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D.
The Tonto Kid
The Tonto Kid is a 1930s American Western film featuring actress Joan Barclay in its cast.
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E.
The Shakiest Gun in the West
The Shakiest Gun in the West is a 1968 comedy Western film starring Don Knotts as a bumbling frontier dentist who inadvertently becomes a reluctant hero.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hopalong Cassidy film series Target entity description: The Hopalong Cassidy film series is a collection of classic American Western movies centered on the clean-cut cowboy hero Hopalong Cassidy, which became one of the most popular and influential Western franchises of the 1930s and 1940s.
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A.
The Cheyenne Kid
The Cheyenne Kid is a Western film starring American actor Tom Keene, known for his roles in classic B-movie cowboy adventures.
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B.
Forty Guns
Forty Guns is a 1957 Western film directed by Samuel Fuller, known for its striking black-and-white Cinemascope visuals and Barbara Stanwyck’s powerful role as a ruthless ranch matriarch.
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C.
Rio Lobo
Rio Lobo is a 1970 Western film directed by Howard Hawks and starring John Wayne, following a Union officer’s post–Civil War quest for justice in a Texas border town.
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D.
The Tonto Kid
The Tonto Kid is a 1930s American Western film featuring actress Joan Barclay in its cast.
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E.
The Shakiest Gun in the West
The Shakiest Gun in the West is a 1968 comedy Western film starring Don Knotts as a bumbling frontier dentist who inadvertently becomes a reluctant hero.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western film series
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film series ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Hopalong Cassidy character
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Hopalong Cassidy stories by Clarence E. Mulford ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| distributionFormat | theatrical release ⓘ |
| endTime | 1948 ⓘ |
| genre | Western film ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistTrait |
moral integrity
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non-drinking hero ⓘ white horse Topper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
heroic cowboy protagonist
ⓘ
law and order in the American West ⓘ |
| influenced | Hopalong Cassidy television series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Hopalong Cassidy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableActor | William Boyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | popularizing the clean-cut cowboy hero image ⓘ |
| notableWorkInSeries |
Bar 20 Rides Again (1935 film)
NERFINISHED
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Border Patrol (1943 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Call of the Prairie (1936 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Doomed Caravan (1941 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ False Colors (1943 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Forty Thieves (1944 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Heart of the West (1936 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Hills of Old Wyoming (1937 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Hop-Along Cassidy (1935 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ In Old Mexico (1938 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Law of the Pampas (1939 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mystery Man (1944 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Partners of the Plains (1938 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pride of the West (1938 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Range War (1939 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Riders of the Timberline (1941 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Fe Marshal (1940 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Silver on the Sage (1939 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas Trail (1937 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dead Don't Dream (1948 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Three on the Trail (1936 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfFilms | 66 ⓘ |
| originalMediaFormat | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Harry Sherman Productions
NERFINISHED
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Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | American Old West ⓘ |
| starred | William Boyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1935 ⓘ |
| targetAudience | family audiences ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
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Hopalong Cassidy
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Hopalong Cassidy television series
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Hopalong Cassidy
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Hopalong Cassidy films