Wagon Master
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Wagon Master is a 1950 Western film directed by John Ford that follows a group of Mormon settlers traveling by wagon train through the American frontier.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wagon Master canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10260828 — 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: Wagon Master Context triple: [Ben Johnson, notableWork, Wagon Master]
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A.
The Wagonmasters
The Wagonmasters were the longtime backing band for country music star Porter Wagoner, known for supporting his performances on stage and television.
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B.
On the Wagon
"On the Wagon" is a song by the alternative rock band Shenanigans.
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C.
Wagons East
Wagons East is a 1994 Western comedy film best known as one of John Candy’s final screen appearances.
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D.
The Wells Fargo Wagon
"The Wells Fargo Wagon" is a lively, nostalgic show tune from the Broadway musical *The Music Man* that celebrates the excitement of a small town awaiting deliveries from the Wells Fargo company.
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E.
The Iron Horse
The Iron Horse is the legendary New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig, renowned for his durability, power hitting, and record-setting consecutive games played streak.
- 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: Wagon Master Target entity description: Wagon Master is a 1950 Western film directed by John Ford that follows a group of Mormon settlers traveling by wagon train through the American frontier.
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A.
The Wagonmasters
The Wagonmasters were the longtime backing band for country music star Porter Wagoner, known for supporting his performances on stage and television.
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B.
On the Wagon
"On the Wagon" is a song by the alternative rock band Shenanigans.
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C.
Wagons East
Wagons East is a 1994 Western comedy film best known as one of John Candy’s final screen appearances.
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D.
The Wells Fargo Wagon
"The Wells Fargo Wagon" is a lively, nostalgic show tune from the Broadway musical *The Music Man* that celebrates the excitement of a small town awaiting deliveries from the Wells Fargo company.
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E.
The Iron Horse
The Iron Horse is the legendary New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig, renowned for his durability, power hitting, and record-setting consecutive games played streak.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western film
ⓘ
film ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Bert Glennon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dialogueLanguage | English ⓘ |
| director | John Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Jack Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType |
Mormon settlers
ⓘ
wagon train guides ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Monument Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Western
ⓘ
adventure film ⓘ |
| hasFormat | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
community and cooperation
ⓘ
faith and perseverance ⓘ frontier life ⓘ |
| influenced | Wagon Train NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Richard Hageman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Mormon wagon train journey ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of Mormon settlers
ⓘ
ensemble cast ⓘ location photography in Monument Valley ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfFilmographyOf | John Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
John Ford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Merian C. Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Argosy Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1950-05- ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 86 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Frank S. Nugent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Patrick Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
American West
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Utah Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 19th-century American frontier ⓘ |
| stars |
Alan Mowbray
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ben Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Kemper NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Carey Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Jane Darwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Joanne Dru NERFINISHED ⓘ Ward Bond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wagon Master Description of subject: Wagon Master is a 1950 Western film directed by John Ford that follows a group of Mormon settlers traveling by wagon train through the American frontier.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.