Hearts of the West
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Hearts of the West is a 1975 comedy film about an aspiring writer who stumbles into acting in low-budget Westerns in 1930s Hollywood.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hearts of the West canonical | 1 |
| Hearts of the West (1975 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9184513 — 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: Hearts of the West Context triple: [Paul Hirsch, notableWork, Hearts of the West]
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A.
Code of the West
"Code of the West" is a country song featured on the album *Drinkin' Songs and Other Logic* by Hank Williams Jr.
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B.
Lady of the West
Lady of the West is an epithet of the Egyptian goddess Hathor, highlighting her role as a protective deity of the necropolis and guide of the dead to the afterlife.
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C.
Wild West
Wild West refers to the American frontier period of the late 19th century, characterized by westward expansion, lawlessness, cowboys, and conflicts between settlers, Native Americans, and outlaws.
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D.
Daughter of the West
Daughter of the West is a 1949 American Western film featuring Martha Vickers in a leading role.
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E.
The Lonesome Crowded West
The Lonesome Crowded West is a critically acclaimed 1997 indie rock album by Modest Mouse, often regarded as one of the defining records of the American indie scene of the late 1990s.
- 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: Hearts of the West Target entity description: Hearts of the West is a 1975 comedy film about an aspiring writer who stumbles into acting in low-budget Westerns in 1930s Hollywood.
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A.
Code of the West
"Code of the West" is a country song featured on the album *Drinkin' Songs and Other Logic* by Hank Williams Jr.
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B.
Lady of the West
Lady of the West is an epithet of the Egyptian goddess Hathor, highlighting her role as a protective deity of the necropolis and guide of the dead to the afterlife.
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C.
Wild West
Wild West refers to the American frontier period of the late 19th century, characterized by westward expansion, lawlessness, cowboys, and conflicts between settlers, Native Americans, and outlaws.
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D.
Daughter of the West
Daughter of the West is a 1949 American Western film featuring Martha Vickers in a leading role.
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E.
The Lonesome Crowded West
The Lonesome Crowded West is a critically acclaimed 1997 indie rock album by Modest Mouse, often regarded as one of the defining records of the American indie scene of the late 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| awardNomination | Writers Guild of America Award for Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy | Lewis Tater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Mario Tosi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts | B-movie Western production ⓘ |
| director | Howard Zieff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | Edward Warschilka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Burt Kessler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Howard Pike NERFINISHED ⓘ Shelly Winters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Nevada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
film studio ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Hollywood filmmaking
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western genre parody ⓘ aspiring writer’s journey ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | Great Depression era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Lewis Tater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ken Lauber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
aspiring writer
ⓘ
low-budget Western films ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Alan Arkin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Andy Griffith NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeff Bridges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Tony Bill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1975-10-01 ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | theatrical release ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 102 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Rob Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1930s ⓘ |
| starring |
Alan Arkin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alex Rocco NERFINISHED ⓘ Andy Griffith NERFINISHED ⓘ Anthony James NERFINISHED ⓘ Blythe Danner NERFINISHED ⓘ Donald Pleasence NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeff Bridges NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard B. Shull NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayne Rogers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hearts of the West Description of subject: Hearts of the West is a 1975 comedy film about an aspiring writer who stumbles into acting in low-budget Westerns in 1930s Hollywood.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hearts of the West (1975 film)