Drums Across the River
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Drums Across the River is a 1954 American Western film featuring frontier conflict between settlers and Native Americans, noted for its action-driven plot and performances by actors like Lyle Bettger.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Drums Across the River canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8874054 — 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: Drums Across the River Context triple: [Lyle Bettger, notableWork, Drums Across the River]
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A.
The Sound of Drums
"The Sound of Drums" is a 2007 Doctor Who television episode that reintroduces the Master as a central villain and sets up the series three finale.
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B.
Drums in the Night
Drums in the Night is an early expressionist play by Bertolt Brecht that explores post–World War I disillusionment and social upheaval in Germany.
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C.
She Bangs the Drums
"She Bangs the Drums" is a seminal indie rock song by The Stone Roses, celebrated as one of the defining tracks of the late-1980s Madchester scene.
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D.
Distant Drums
Distant Drums is a popular country song recorded by American singer Jim Reeves that became a posthumous hit and one of his signature recordings.
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E.
Drums and Guns
Drums and Guns is a minimalist, experimental rock album by the indie band Low, noted for its stark production and dark, politically tinged themes.
- 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: Drums Across the River Target entity description: Drums Across the River is a 1954 American Western film featuring frontier conflict between settlers and Native Americans, noted for its action-driven plot and performances by actors like Lyle Bettger.
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A.
The Sound of Drums
"The Sound of Drums" is a 2007 Doctor Who television episode that reintroduces the Master as a central villain and sets up the series three finale.
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B.
Drums in the Night
Drums in the Night is an early expressionist play by Bertolt Brecht that explores post–World War I disillusionment and social upheaval in Germany.
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C.
She Bangs the Drums
"She Bangs the Drums" is a seminal indie rock song by The Stone Roses, celebrated as one of the defining tracks of the late-1980s Madchester scene.
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D.
Distant Drums
Distant Drums is a popular country song recorded by American singer Jim Reeves that became a posthumous hit and one of his signature recordings.
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E.
Drums and Guns
Drums and Guns is a minimalist, experimental rock album by the indie band Low, noted for its stark production and dark, politically tinged themes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | story by D.D. Beauchamp ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Maury Gertsman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Nathan Juran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Edward Curtiss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1950s American cinema ⓘ |
| featuresPortrayalOf |
Native Americans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
frontier settlers ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | live-action ⓘ |
| genre |
Western
ⓘ
action film ⓘ |
| hasFormat | theatrical feature film ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeElement | attempts to provoke war between settlers and Ute tribe ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeFocus | land and mining disputes ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| isPartOfGenreCycle | 1950s American Westerns ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor | Audie Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActorForCharacterGaryBrannon | Audie Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacter | Gary Brannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme | conflict between settlers and Native Americans ⓘ |
| musicBy | Herman Stein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
action-driven plot
ⓘ
performances by Lyle Bettger and other cast members ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Ross Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal-International Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1954-06-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 78 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
John Meredyth Lucas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Martin Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | American frontier ⓘ |
| starring |
Audie Murphy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hugh O'Brian NERFINISHED ⓘ Jay Silverheels NERFINISHED ⓘ Lisa Gaye NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyle Bettger NERFINISHED ⓘ Mara Corday NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Brennan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportingActor |
Jay Silverheels
NERFINISHED
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Lyle Bettger NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Brennan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Drums Across the River Description of subject: Drums Across the River is a 1954 American Western film featuring frontier conflict between settlers and Native Americans, noted for its action-driven plot and performances by actors like Lyle Bettger.
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