The Big Trees
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The Big Trees is a 1952 Western film starring Kirk Douglas, known for its story about a lumber baron’s clash with religious settlers over California redwood forests.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Big Trees canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10915227 — 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: The Big Trees Context triple: [Patrice Wymore, notableWork, The Big Trees]
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A.
The Forest Trees
The Forest Trees is a short story by Washington Irving included in his 1822 collection "Bracebridge Hall; or, The Humorists."
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B.
The Tree
"The Tree" is a minimalist abstract painting by American artist Agnes Martin, exemplifying her serene grid-based style and meditative approach to art.
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C.
The Ever Green
The Ever Green is a landmark early 18th-century anthology of older Scottish poetry compiled and edited by Allan Ramsay, which helped revive interest in Scotland’s literary heritage.
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D.
Some Trees
"Some Trees" is an influential early poetry collection by American poet John Ashbery, noted for its innovative, abstract style and importance to postwar American poetry.
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E.
The Power of Trees
"The Power of Trees" is an influential work by ecologist Gretchen C. Daily that explores the vital ecological, economic, and cultural roles of trees and forests in sustaining life on Earth.
- 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: The Big Trees Target entity description: The Big Trees is a 1952 Western film starring Kirk Douglas, known for its story about a lumber baron’s clash with religious settlers over California redwood forests.
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A.
The Forest Trees
The Forest Trees is a short story by Washington Irving included in his 1822 collection "Bracebridge Hall; or, The Humorists."
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B.
The Tree
"The Tree" is a minimalist abstract painting by American artist Agnes Martin, exemplifying her serene grid-based style and meditative approach to art.
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C.
The Ever Green
The Ever Green is a landmark early 18th-century anthology of older Scottish poetry compiled and edited by Allan Ramsay, which helped revive interest in Scotland’s literary heritage.
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D.
Some Trees
"Some Trees" is an influential early poetry collection by American poet John Ashbery, noted for its innovative, abstract style and importance to postwar American poetry.
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E.
The Power of Trees
"The Power of Trees" is an influential work by ecologist Gretchen C. Daily that explores the vital ecological, economic, and cultural roles of trees and forests in sustaining life on Earth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western film
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film ⓘ |
| alternateMediumStatus | public domain in the United States ⓘ |
| basedOn | themes and elements from the 1938 film Valley of the Giants ⓘ |
| characterPlayedBy |
Alicia Chadwick – Eve Miller
NERFINISHED
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Jim Fallon – Kirk Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Bert Glennon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Felix E. Feist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Warner Bros. Pictures
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surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| editedBy | Clarence Kolster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Northern California
NERFINISHED
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redwood forest areas of California ⓘ |
| genre | Western ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
conflict between greed and faith
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conservation of redwood forests ⓘ redemption of a ruthless businessman ⓘ |
| kirkDouglasDeal | Kirk Douglas agreed to star to be released from his Warner Bros. contract ⓘ |
| leadFemaleCharacter | Alicia Chadwick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jim Fallon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Heinz Roemheld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early starring role of Kirk Douglas in a Western
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use of existing redwood footage and conservation themes ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A lumber baron clashes with religious settlers over valuable California redwood forests. ⓘ |
| producer | Louis F. Edelman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1952-02-05 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| religiousGroupInPlot | Quaker settlers ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 89 ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
California
NERFINISHED
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California redwood forests NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| starring |
Alan Hale Jr.
NERFINISHED
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Charles Meredith NERFINISHED ⓘ Edgar Buchanan NERFINISHED ⓘ Eve Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Cording NERFINISHED ⓘ John Archer NERFINISHED ⓘ Kirk Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrice Wymore NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesStockFootageFrom | Valley of the Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Big Trees Description of subject: The Big Trees is a 1952 Western film starring Kirk Douglas, known for its story about a lumber baron’s clash with religious settlers over California redwood forests.
Referenced by (2)
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