Silver Lode
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Silver Lode is a 1954 American Western film noted for its allegorical critique of McCarthyism, directed by Joseph H. Lewis and starring John Payne and Lizabeth Scott.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Silver Lode canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8437369 — 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: Silver Lode Context triple: [Joseph Aloysius Dwan, directed, Silver Lode]
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A.
Gold Point
Gold Point is a historic Nevada mining ghost town known for its preserved old buildings and Wild West heritage.
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B.
Gold City
Gold City is a nickname for Dahlonega, Georgia, a historic town famed for its early 19th-century gold rush and mining heritage.
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C.
The Golden Palace
The Golden Palace is a short-lived 1990s American sitcom that served as a spin-off and continuation of the popular series The Golden Girls, following several of the original characters as they run a Miami hotel.
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D.
Silver City
Silver City is the nickname of Meriden, Connecticut, historically known for its prominent silver manufacturing industry.
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E.
Silver City
Silver City is a common nickname for Aberdeen, a major port city in northeast Scotland known historically for its distinctive gray granite architecture.
- 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: Silver Lode Target entity description: Silver Lode is a 1954 American Western film noted for its allegorical critique of McCarthyism, directed by Joseph H. Lewis and starring John Payne and Lizabeth Scott.
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A.
Gold Point
Gold Point is a historic Nevada mining ghost town known for its preserved old buildings and Wild West heritage.
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B.
Gold City
Gold City is a nickname for Dahlonega, Georgia, a historic town famed for its early 19th-century gold rush and mining heritage.
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C.
The Golden Palace
The Golden Palace is a short-lived 1990s American sitcom that served as a spin-off and continuation of the popular series The Golden Girls, following several of the original characters as they run a Miami hotel.
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D.
Silver City
Silver City is the nickname of Meriden, Connecticut, historically known for its prominent silver manufacturing industry.
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E.
Silver City
Silver City is a nickname for Taunton, Massachusetts, reflecting its historic prominence in the silver manufacturing industry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western film
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film ⓘ |
| allegoryOf | McCarthyism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPlayedByDanDuryea | Ned McCarty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPlayedByJohnPayne | Dan Ballard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPlayedByLizabethScott | Rose Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Ray Rennahan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | noted by film scholars for political allegory ⓘ |
| director | Joseph H. Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Gene Fowler Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1950s American cinema ⓘ |
| filmingFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
Western
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drama film ⓘ |
| hasFilmRating | United States: Approved (PCA era) ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
abuse of authority
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false accusation ⓘ mob mentality ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor | John Payne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActress | Lizabeth Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Louis Forbes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | man falsely accused of murder ⓘ |
| notableFor | allegorical critique of McCarthyism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Benedict Bogeaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Benedict Bogeaus Production NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | September 3, 1954 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| runningTimeMinutes | 81 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Karen DeWolf
NERFINISHED
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Robert Blees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setDuring | Independence Day celebrations ⓘ |
| settingLocation | fictional town of Silver Lode ⓘ |
| starring |
Dan Duryea
NERFINISHED
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Dolores Moran NERFINISHED ⓘ Emile Meyer NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Sully NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Carey Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ John Hudson NERFINISHED ⓘ John Payne NERFINISHED ⓘ Lizabeth Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Warwick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Silver Lode Description of subject: Silver Lode is a 1954 American Western film noted for its allegorical critique of McCarthyism, directed by Joseph H. Lewis and starring John Payne and Lizabeth Scott.
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