The True Story of Jesse James
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The True Story of Jesse James is a 1957 American Western film directed by Nicholas Ray that dramatizes the life and crimes of the infamous outlaw Jesse James.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The True Story of Jesse James canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13194630 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The True Story of Jesse James Context triple: [Alan Hale Jr., film, The True Story of Jesse James]
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A.
The Ballad of Jesse James
"The Ballad of Jesse James" is a traditional American folk song that recounts and mythologizes the life and death of the outlaw Jesse James.
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B.
Defeat of Jesse James Days
Defeat of Jesse James Days is an annual festival in Northfield, Minnesota, commemorating the town’s 1876 armed resistance to an attempted bank robbery by the James-Younger Gang.
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C.
The Return of Jesse James
The Return of Jesse James is a 1950 American Western film that follows an outlaw gang’s attempt to exploit the legend of the deceased Jesse James by using his look-alike as a stand-in.
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D.
Jesse James Rides Again
Jesse James Rides Again is a 1947 Republic Pictures Western film serial centered on the adventures of the legendary outlaw Jesse James.
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E.
Just Like Jesse James
"Just Like Jesse James" is a 1989 power ballad recorded by Cher, co-written by Desmond Child, known for its dramatic vocals and Western-themed lyrical imagery.
- 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 True Story of Jesse James Target entity description: The True Story of Jesse James is a 1957 American Western film directed by Nicholas Ray that dramatizes the life and crimes of the infamous outlaw Jesse James.
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A.
The Ballad of Jesse James
"The Ballad of Jesse James" is a traditional American folk song that recounts and mythologizes the life and death of the outlaw Jesse James.
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B.
Defeat of Jesse James Days
Defeat of Jesse James Days is an annual festival in Northfield, Minnesota, commemorating the town’s 1876 armed resistance to an attempted bank robbery by the James-Younger Gang.
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C.
The Return of Jesse James
The Return of Jesse James is a 1950 American Western film that follows an outlaw gang’s attempt to exploit the legend of the deceased Jesse James by using his look-alike as a stand-in.
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D.
Jesse James Rides Again
Jesse James Rides Again is a 1947 Republic Pictures Western film serial centered on the adventures of the legendary outlaw Jesse James.
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E.
Just Like Jesse James
"Just Like Jesse James" is a 1989 power ballad recorded by Cher, co-written by Desmond Child, known for its dramatic vocals and Western-themed lyrical imagery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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Western film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Jesse James (1939 film)
NERFINISHED
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life of Jesse James ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Joseph MacDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | CinemaScope ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Nicholas Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | William H. Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1950s American cinema ⓘ |
| follows | Jesse James (1939 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | CinemaScope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Western ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
American frontier
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outlawry ⓘ train robbery ⓘ |
| isPartOf | American Western cinema ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Leigh Harline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacter | Frank James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
Frank James
NERFINISHED
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James–Younger Gang NERFINISHED ⓘ Jesse James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Herbert B. Swope Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1957-03-22 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 92 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Nunnally Johnson
NERFINISHED
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Walter Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| settingRegion | American Midwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Agnes Moorehead
NERFINISHED
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Alan Hale Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Hope Lange NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeffrey Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ John Carradine NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject | outlaw Jesse James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The True Story of Jesse James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The True Story of Jesse James Description of subject: The True Story of Jesse James is a 1957 American Western film directed by Nicholas Ray that dramatizes the life and crimes of the infamous outlaw Jesse James.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.