The Gunfight at Dodge City
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The Gunfight at Dodge City is a 1959 Western film starring Joel McCrea that dramatizes the life of lawman Bat Masterson in the notorious frontier town of Dodge City.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Gunfight at Dodge City canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Gunfight at Dodge City Context triple: [Leif Erickson, notableWork, The Gunfight at Dodge City]
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A.
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral is a legendary 1881 shootout in Tombstone, Arizona, involving lawmen like Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday that became one of the most famous events of the American Wild West.
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B.
Dodge City War
The Dodge City War was an 1883 bloodless conflict in Dodge City, Kansas, involving a standoff between rival lawmen and saloon interests that epitomized the power struggles and lawlessness of the American Wild West.
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C.
Winchester '73
Winchester '73 is a classic 1950 American Western film starring James Stewart, renowned for its innovative focus on a prized rifle that links multiple characters and stories.
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D.
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.
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E.
The Phantom of the Range
The Phantom of the Range is a 1930s American Western film featuring actress Joan Barclay in its cast.
- 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: The Gunfight at Dodge City Target entity description: The Gunfight at Dodge City is a 1959 Western film starring Joel McCrea that dramatizes the life of lawman Bat Masterson in the notorious frontier town of Dodge City.
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A.
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral is a legendary 1881 shootout in Tombstone, Arizona, involving lawmen like Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday that became one of the most famous events of the American Wild West.
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B.
Dodge City War
The Dodge City War was an 1883 bloodless conflict in Dodge City, Kansas, involving a standoff between rival lawmen and saloon interests that epitomized the power struggles and lawlessness of the American Wild West.
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C.
Winchester '73
Winchester '73 is a classic 1950 American Western film starring James Stewart, renowned for its innovative focus on a prized rifle that links multiple characters and stories.
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D.
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.
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E.
The Phantom of the Range
The Phantom of the Range is a 1930s American Western film featuring actress Joan Barclay in its cast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Bat Masterson ⓘ |
| cinematography | Carl E. Guthrie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Color by DeLuxe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Joseph M. Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | George Gale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Bat Masterson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingProcess | CinemaScope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Western ⓘ |
| hasLawmanProtagonist | Bat Masterson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
corruption and justice
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gunfighters ⓘ law and order in frontier towns ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Bat Masterson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Hans J. Salter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | dramatization of Bat Masterson’s career as a lawman in Dodge City ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | Bat Masterson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysFictionalized | history of Dodge City ⓘ |
| producer | Lewis J. Rachmil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1959-05-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 81 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Daniel B. Ullman
NERFINISHED
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Martin Goldsmith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Dodge City, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | American Old West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Don Haggerty
NERFINISHED
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Harry Lauter NERFINISHED ⓘ Joel McCrea NERFINISHED ⓘ John McIntire NERFINISHED ⓘ Julie Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ Nancy Gates NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Coy NERFINISHED ⓘ Wright King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: The Gunfight at Dodge City Description of subject: The Gunfight at Dodge City is a 1959 Western film starring Joel McCrea that dramatizes the life of lawman Bat Masterson in the notorious frontier town of Dodge City.
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