Day of the Badman
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Day of the Badman is a 1958 American Western film starring Fred MacMurray as a principled judge facing down outlaws to uphold justice in a frontier town.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Day of the Badman canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9088114 — 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: Day of the Badman Context triple: [Fred MacMurray, notableWork, Day of the Badman]
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A.
The Outlaw
The Outlaw is a 1943 Western film famous for its controversial sexual content and for helping launch the career of actress Jane Russell.
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B.
The Outlaw
"The Outlaw" is a poem by Seamus Heaney that reflects his early exploration of rural life, marginal figures, and moral ambiguity.
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C.
The Phantom of the Range
The Phantom of the Range is a 1930s American Western film featuring actress Joan Barclay in its cast.
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D.
The Man from Painted Post
The Man from Painted Post is a 1917 American silent Western film starring Douglas Fairbanks as a cowboy who becomes entangled in romance and adventure.
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E.
The Gunfighter
The Gunfighter is a 1950 American Western film starring Gregory Peck as an aging gunslinger trying to escape his violent past.
- 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: Day of the Badman Target entity description: Day of the Badman is a 1958 American Western film starring Fred MacMurray as a principled judge facing down outlaws to uphold justice in a frontier town.
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A.
The Outlaw
The Outlaw is a 1943 Western film famous for its controversial sexual content and for helping launch the career of actress Jane Russell.
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B.
The Outlaw
"The Outlaw" is a poem by Seamus Heaney that reflects his early exploration of rural life, marginal figures, and moral ambiguity.
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C.
The Phantom of the Range
The Phantom of the Range is a 1930s American Western film featuring actress Joan Barclay in its cast.
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D.
The Man from Painted Post
The Man from Painted Post is a 1917 American silent Western film starring Douglas Fairbanks as a cowboy who becomes entangled in romance and adventure.
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E.
The Gunfighter
The Gunfighter is a 1950 American Western film starring Gregory Peck as an aging gunslinger trying to escape his violent past.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western film
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film ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy | Fred MacMurray ⓘ |
| cinematography | Irving Glassberg ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| director | Harry Keller ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal-International ⓘ |
| editor | Russell F. Schoengarth ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre | Western ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Judge Jim Scott ⓘ |
| musicBy | Herman Stein ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A principled judge faces down outlaws to uphold justice in a frontier town. ⓘ |
| producer | Howard Christie ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal-International ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 82 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Martin Berkeley ⓘ |
| setting | frontier town ⓘ |
| starring |
Angela Stevens
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Claude Akins ⓘ Fred MacMurray ⓘ House Peters Jr. ⓘ Joan Weldon ⓘ John Ericson ⓘ Marie Windsor ⓘ Neville Brand ⓘ Robert Middleton ⓘ Royal Dano ⓘ |
| storyBy |
John Hawkins
ⓘ
Ward Hawkins ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Day of the Badman Description of subject: Day of the Badman is a 1958 American Western film starring Fred MacMurray as a principled judge facing down outlaws to uphold justice in a frontier town.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.