Buck Benny Rides Again
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Buck Benny Rides Again is a 1940 musical comedy Western film starring Jack Benny that parodies cowboy movie tropes with radio-style humor and songs.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Buck Benny Rides Again canonical | 3 |
| Buck Benny Rides Again (1940 film) | 1 |
| film "Buck Benny Rides Again" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Buck Benny Rides Again Context triple: [Mark Sandrich, notableWork, Buck Benny Rides Again]
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A.
“Buckaroo Holiday”
“Buckaroo Holiday” is a lively, Western-themed section of Aaron Copland’s ballet score Rodeo, known for its energetic rhythms and use of American folk tunes.
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B.
The Singing Buckaroo
The Singing Buckaroo is a 1937 American Western musical film featuring a singing cowboy hero and co-starring actress Joan Barclay.
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C.
Benny and Babe
Benny and Babe is a young adult novel by Irish author Eoin Colfer that follows a teenage boy’s summer adventures and unlikely partnership with a tough local girl in rural Ireland.
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D.
Buck and the Preacher
Buck and the Preacher is a 1972 Western film, directed by and co-starring Harry Belafonte alongside Sidney Poitier, that centers on formerly enslaved people facing violent opposition as they migrate west after the American Civil War.
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E.
Buck ’Em
Buck ’Em is a track featured on Snoop Dogg’s 1999 studio album "No Limit Top Dogg."
- 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: Buck Benny Rides Again Target entity description: Buck Benny Rides Again is a 1940 musical comedy Western film starring Jack Benny that parodies cowboy movie tropes with radio-style humor and songs.
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A.
“Buckaroo Holiday”
“Buckaroo Holiday” is a lively, Western-themed section of Aaron Copland’s ballet score Rodeo, known for its energetic rhythms and use of American folk tunes.
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B.
The Singing Buckaroo
The Singing Buckaroo is a 1937 American Western musical film featuring a singing cowboy hero and co-starring actress Joan Barclay.
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C.
Benny and Babe
Benny and Babe is a young adult novel by Irish author Eoin Colfer that follows a teenage boy’s summer adventures and unlikely partnership with a tough local girl in rural Ireland.
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D.
Buck and the Preacher
Buck and the Preacher is a 1972 Western film, directed by and co-starring Harry Belafonte alongside Sidney Poitier, that centers on formerly enslaved people facing violent opposition as they migrate west after the American Civil War.
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E.
Buck ’Em
Buck ’Em is a track featured on Snoop Dogg’s 1999 studio album "No Limit Top Dogg."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
musical comedy Western film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Jack Benny radio persona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Ted Tetzlaff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Mark Sandrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | LeRoy Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Jack Benny (fictionalized version)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rochester Van Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Western film
ⓘ
musical comedy ⓘ parody film ⓘ |
| hasFormat | theatrical feature film ⓘ |
| hasSong |
My Kind of Country
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
My! My! NERFINISHED ⓘ Say It (Over and Over Again) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
celebrity vanity
ⓘ
show business satire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | Victor Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of Western parody and musical numbers
ⓘ
integration of Jack Benny radio show cast ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| parodies | cowboy movie tropes ⓘ |
| producer | William LeBaron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1940-05-31 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 82 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Arthur Stringer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Don Hartman NERFINISHED ⓘ Edmund Beloin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | American West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Andy Devine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dennis Day NERFINISHED ⓘ Eddie Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ Ellen Drew NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Benny NERFINISHED ⓘ Lillian Cornell NERFINISHED ⓘ Phil Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ Rochester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | contemporary to 1940s ⓘ |
| usesStyle | radio-style humor ⓘ |
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Subject: Buck Benny Rides Again Description of subject: Buck Benny Rides Again is a 1940 musical comedy Western film starring Jack Benny that parodies cowboy movie tropes with radio-style humor and songs.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Buck Benny Rides Again (1940 film)
subject surface form:
Benjamin Kubelsky
this entity surface form:
film "Buck Benny Rides Again"