The Texas Rangers (1936 film)
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The Texas Rangers (1936 film) is a 1936 American Western directed by King Vidor that follows two outlaws who join the Texas Rangers and struggle between their criminal past and new duties as lawmen.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Texas Rangers (1936 film) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5830825 — 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)
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Target entity: The Texas Rangers (1936 film) Context triple: [Victor Milner, workedOn, The Texas Rangers (1936 film)]
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A.
The Lone Star Ranger (1919 film)
The Lone Star Ranger (1919 film) is a silent Western movie adaptation of Zane Grey’s novel, featuring frontier drama and outlaw justice in early American cinema.
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B.
film "The Pride of the Yankees"
"The Pride of the Yankees" is a classic 1942 biographical sports drama film that portrays the life and career of legendary New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig, culminating in his battle with ALS.
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C.
The Round-Up (1920 film)
The Round-Up (1920 film) is a 1920 American silent Western drama best known for starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle in a rare serious role.
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D.
Cimarron (1931 film)
Cimarron (1931 film) is an early Hollywood Western epic and Best Picture Oscar winner that chronicles the settlement of Oklahoma and the impact of frontier expansion on one ambitious pioneer and his family.
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E.
Gold Diggers of 1935
Gold Diggers of 1935 is a Warner Bros. musical film directed by Busby Berkeley, known for its elaborate song-and-dance numbers and satirical take on wealth and romance during the Great Depression.
- 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)
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Target entity: The Texas Rangers (1936 film) Target entity description: The Texas Rangers (1936 film) is a 1936 American Western directed by King Vidor that follows two outlaws who join the Texas Rangers and struggle between their criminal past and new duties as lawmen.
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A.
The Lone Star Ranger (1919 film)
The Lone Star Ranger (1919 film) is a silent Western movie adaptation of Zane Grey’s novel, featuring frontier drama and outlaw justice in early American cinema.
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B.
film "The Pride of the Yankees"
"The Pride of the Yankees" is a classic 1942 biographical sports drama film that portrays the life and career of legendary New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig, culminating in his battle with ALS.
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C.
The Round-Up (1920 film)
The Round-Up (1920 film) is a 1920 American silent Western drama best known for starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle in a rare serious role.
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D.
Cimarron (1931 film)
Cimarron (1931 film) is an early Hollywood Western epic and Best Picture Oscar winner that chronicles the settlement of Oklahoma and the impact of frontier expansion on one ambitious pioneer and his family.
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E.
Gold Diggers of 1935
Gold Diggers of 1935 is a Warner Bros. musical film directed by Busby Berkeley, known for its elaborate song-and-dance numbers and satirical take on wealth and romance during the Great Depression.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western film
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film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Walter Prescott Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Texas Rangers (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| castMember |
Edward Ellis
NERFINISHED
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Fred MacMurray NERFINISHED ⓘ George "Gabby" Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ Irving Bacon NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Oakie NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ Lloyd Nolan NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Hurst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Edward Cronjager NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depictsOrganization | Texas Ranger Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | King Vidor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Lloyd Nosler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | two outlaws who join the Texas Rangers ⓘ |
| genre |
Western
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action ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cattle rustling
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gunfights ⓘ train robbery ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jim Hawkins
NERFINISHED
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Sam McGee NERFINISHED ⓘ Wahoo Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motionPictureRatingSystem | pre-MPAA rating era ⓘ |
| musicBy | Gerard Carbonara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
law and order in the American West
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loyalty ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotTheme | conflict between criminal past and lawman duties ⓘ |
| producer | King Vidor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1936-08-28 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 98 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Elizabeth Hill
NERFINISHED
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King Vidor NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 19th century ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Texas Rangers (1936 film) Description of subject: The Texas Rangers (1936 film) is a 1936 American Western directed by King Vidor that follows two outlaws who join the Texas Rangers and struggle between their criminal past and new duties as lawmen.
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