Rancho Notorious (1952 film)
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Rancho Notorious (1952 film) is a 1952 Western crime drama directed by Fritz Lang, starring Marlene Dietrich and Arthur Kennedy, that blends revenge, romance, and outlaw intrigue around a notorious criminal hideout.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rancho Notorious (1952 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6382089 — 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: Rancho Notorious (1952 film) Context triple: [Hal Mohr, notableWork, Rancho Notorious (1952 film)]
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A.
Rio Bravo (1959 film)
Rio Bravo is a 1959 American Western film directed by Howard Hawks, starring John Wayne as a small-town sheriff defending his jail against a powerful rancher’s hired guns.
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B.
The Outlaw (1943 film)
The Outlaw (1943 film) is a controversial 1943 Western directed and produced by Howard Hughes, best known for its provocative portrayal of Billy the Kid and its then-scandalous emphasis on star Jane Russell.
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C.
McLintock! (1963 film)
McLintock! (1963 film) is a 1963 Western comedy starring John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara that parodies The Taming of the Shrew against the backdrop of frontier family and land disputes.
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D.
Rio Lobo
Rio Lobo is a 1970 Western film directed by Howard Hawks and starring John Wayne, following a Union officer’s post–Civil War quest for justice in a Texas border town.
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E.
The Big Heat
The Big Heat is a 1953 American film noir crime drama directed by Fritz Lang, renowned for its gritty portrayal of police corruption and moral vengeance.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rancho Notorious (1952 film) Target entity description: Rancho Notorious (1952 film) is a 1952 Western crime drama directed by Fritz Lang, starring Marlene Dietrich and Arthur Kennedy, that blends revenge, romance, and outlaw intrigue around a notorious criminal hideout.
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A.
Rio Bravo (1959 film)
Rio Bravo is a 1959 American Western film directed by Howard Hawks, starring John Wayne as a small-town sheriff defending his jail against a powerful rancher’s hired guns.
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B.
The Outlaw (1943 film)
The Outlaw (1943 film) is a controversial 1943 Western directed and produced by Howard Hughes, best known for its provocative portrayal of Billy the Kid and its then-scandalous emphasis on star Jane Russell.
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C.
McLintock! (1963 film)
McLintock! (1963 film) is a 1963 Western comedy starring John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara that parodies The Taming of the Shrew against the backdrop of frontier family and land disputes.
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D.
Rio Lobo
Rio Lobo is a 1970 Western film directed by Howard Hawks and starring John Wayne, following a Union officer’s post–Civil War quest for justice in a Texas border town.
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E.
The Big Heat
The Big Heat is a 1953 American film noir crime drama directed by Fritz Lang, renowned for its gritty portrayal of police corruption and moral vengeance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western film
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film ⓘ |
| alternateTitle | Chuck-a-Luck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artDirectionStyle | stylized Western sets ⓘ |
| basedOn | story "Gunsight Whitman" by Silvia Richards ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Hal Mohr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesignFeature | Marlene Dietrich’s Western cabaret costumes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Fritz Lang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedInFormat | theatrical release ⓘ |
| distributor | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Otto Ludwig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresDirectorStyle | Fritz Lang’s use of noir elements in Western setting ⓘ |
| filmColor | Technicolor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmRatingSystem | released before MPAA ratings system ⓘ |
| genre |
Western
ⓘ
crime drama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
justice and retribution
ⓘ
lawlessness ⓘ romantic obsession ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActorRole |
Arthur Kennedy as Vern Haskell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marlene Dietrich as Altar Keane ⓘ Mel Ferrer as Frenchy Fairmont ⓘ |
| leadCharacter |
Altar Keane
NERFINISHED
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Vern Haskell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Roy Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | search for a woman connected to a crime ⓘ |
| notableLocation | Chuck-a-Luck outlaw hideout NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotKeyword |
outlaws
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revenge ⓘ romance ⓘ |
| portrays |
female saloon owner
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quest for vengeance ⓘ |
| producer | Howard Welsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | RKO Radio Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionEra | Classical Hollywood cinema ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 89 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Daniel Taradash
NERFINISHED
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Silvia Richards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | American West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Arthur Kennedy
NERFINISHED
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Marlene Dietrich NERFINISHED ⓘ Mel Ferrer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rancho Notorious (1952 film) Description of subject: Rancho Notorious (1952 film) is a 1952 Western crime drama directed by Fritz Lang, starring Marlene Dietrich and Arthur Kennedy, that blends revenge, romance, and outlaw intrigue around a notorious criminal hideout.
Referenced by (1)
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