The Oregon Trail (1936 serial)
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The Oregon Trail (1936 serial) is a 1936 American Western film serial that follows frontier adventures along the historic wagon route, featuring actor Syd Saylor in a prominent role.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Oregon Trail (1936 serial) canonical | 2 |
| The Covered Wagon (serial) | 1 |
| The Oregon Trail (1936 film) | 1 |
| The Oregon Trail (serial) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16486898 — 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: The Oregon Trail (1936 serial) Context triple: [Syd Saylor, notableWork, The Oregon Trail (1936 serial)]
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A.
Wagon Train
Wagon Train was a popular American Western television series that followed the adventures and challenges of a wagon master and his crew guiding settlers across the American frontier.
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B.
Winsor Trail
Winsor Trail is a well-known hiking route in New Mexico that traverses scenic high-country forests and alpine terrain within the Pecos Wilderness near Santa Fe.
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C.
The Trail of '98 (1928 film)
The Trail of '98 is a 1928 silent adventure film dramatizing the hardships and dangers faced by fortune seekers during the Klondike Gold Rush.
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D.
The Covered Wagon
The Covered Wagon is a 1923 American silent Western epic film that dramatizes the hardships and romance of pioneers traveling the Oregon Trail.
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E.
The Big Trail
The Big Trail is a 1930 American epic Western film, notable for its early use of widescreen technology and for featuring one of John Wayne’s first leading roles.
- 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 Oregon Trail (1936 serial) Target entity description: The Oregon Trail (1936 serial) is a 1936 American Western film serial that follows frontier adventures along the historic wagon route, featuring actor Syd Saylor in a prominent role.
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A.
Wagon Train
Wagon Train was a popular American Western television series that followed the adventures and challenges of a wagon master and his crew guiding settlers across the American frontier.
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B.
Winsor Trail
Winsor Trail is a well-known hiking route in New Mexico that traverses scenic high-country forests and alpine terrain within the Pecos Wilderness near Santa Fe.
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C.
The Trail of '98 (1928 film)
The Trail of '98 is a 1928 silent adventure film dramatizing the hardships and dangers faced by fortune seekers during the Klondike Gold Rush.
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D.
The Covered Wagon
The Covered Wagon is a 1923 American silent Western epic film that dramatizes the hardships and romance of pioneers traveling the Oregon Trail.
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E.
The Big Trail
The Big Trail is a 1930 American epic Western film, notable for its early use of widescreen technology and for featuring one of John Wayne’s first leading roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Oregon Trail (1936 serial)
linked to: The Oregon Trail (1936 serial)
linked to: The Oregon Trail (1936 serial)