Ride Lonesome
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Ride Lonesome is a 1959 American Western film directed by Budd Boetticher, celebrated as one of Randolph Scott’s classic collaborations in the psychologically rich “Ranown” cycle of Westerns.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ride Lonesome canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9105806 — 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: Ride Lonesome Context triple: [Randolph Scott, notableWork, Ride Lonesome]
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A.
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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B.
Ride the High Country
Ride the High Country is a 1962 American Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah, celebrated for its elegiac tone and exploration of aging lawmen facing a changing frontier.
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C.
The Tall T
The Tall T is a 1957 Western film directed by Budd Boetticher, regarded as a classic of the genre and noted for its taut storytelling and Randolph Scott’s stoic lead performance.
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D.
The Left Handed Gun
The Left Handed Gun is a 1958 Western film dramatizing the life of Billy the Kid, noted for its psychologically complex, revisionist take on the outlaw legend.
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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.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ride Lonesome Target entity description: Ride Lonesome is a 1959 American Western film directed by Budd Boetticher, celebrated as one of Randolph Scott’s classic collaborations in the psychologically rich “Ranown” cycle of Westerns.
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A.
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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B.
Ride the High Country
Ride the High Country is a 1962 American Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah, celebrated for its elegiac tone and exploration of aging lawmen facing a changing frontier.
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C.
The Tall T
The Tall T is a 1957 Western film directed by Budd Boetticher, regarded as a classic of the genre and noted for its taut storytelling and Randolph Scott’s stoic lead performance.
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D.
The Left Handed Gun
The Left Handed Gun is a 1958 Western film dramatizing the life of Billy the Kid, noted for its psychologically complex, revisionist take on the outlaw legend.
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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 (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western film
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film ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Budd Boetticher
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Randolph Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ Ranown Pictures Westerns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Charles Lawton Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| director | Budd Boetticher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Jerome Thoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1950s American Western cinema ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Ben Brigade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Billy John NERFINISHED ⓘ Carrie Lane NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Boone NERFINISHED ⓘ Whit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Western ⓘ |
| musicBy | Heinz Roemheld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | bounty hunter escorting prisoner ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Randolph Scott–Budd Boetticher collaboration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
minimalist Western style ⓘ psychological depth ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Ranown cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Harry Joe Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Columbia Pictures
ⓘ
Ranown Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 73 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Burt Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | American West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
James Best
NERFINISHED
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James Coburn NERFINISHED ⓘ Karen Steele NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Van Cleef NERFINISHED ⓘ Pernell Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ Randolph Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starsActorAsRole |
James Best as Billy John
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James Coburn as Whit NERFINISHED ⓘ Karen Steele as Carrie Lane ⓘ Lee Van Cleef as Frank ⓘ Pernell Roberts as Sam Boone NERFINISHED ⓘ Randolph Scott as Ben Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ride Lonesome Description of subject: Ride Lonesome is a 1959 American Western film directed by Budd Boetticher, celebrated as one of Randolph Scott’s classic collaborations in the psychologically rich “Ranown” cycle of Westerns.
Referenced by (3)
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