The Law and Jake Wade
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The Law and Jake Wade is a 1958 Western film starring Robert Taylor and Richard Widmark, notable for its story of an ex-outlaw turned marshal forced back into crime by his former partner.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Law and Jake Wade canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11379406 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Law and Jake Wade Context triple: [John Sturges, directed, The Law and Jake Wade]
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A.
Above the Law
Above the Law is a 1988 American action film, directed by Andrew Davis and starring Steven Seagal in his film debut, known for its blend of martial arts, crime, and political intrigue.
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B.
Provedor de Justiça
Provedor de Justiça is Portugal’s independent ombudsman institution responsible for defending citizens’ rights and ensuring public authorities comply with the law and principles of justice.
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C.
Long Arm of the Law
"Long Arm of the Law" is a country song recorded by Kenny Rogers, known for its narrative storytelling style and inclusion on his greatest hits collections.
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D.
The Law Rides Again
The Law Rides Again is a 1943 American Western film featuring Joan Barclay in a supporting role.
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E.
The Two Jakes
The Two Jakes is a 1990 neo-noir mystery film directed by and starring Jack Nicholson, continuing the story of private investigator J.J. Gittes from the classic film Chinatown.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Law and Jake Wade Target entity description: The Law and Jake Wade is a 1958 Western film starring Robert Taylor and Richard Widmark, notable for its story of an ex-outlaw turned marshal forced back into crime by his former partner.
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A.
Above the Law
Above the Law is a 1988 American action film, directed by Andrew Davis and starring Steven Seagal in his film debut, known for its blend of martial arts, crime, and political intrigue.
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B.
Provedor de Justiça
Provedor de Justiça is Portugal’s independent ombudsman institution responsible for defending citizens’ rights and ensuring public authorities comply with the law and principles of justice.
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C.
Long Arm of the Law
"Long Arm of the Law" is a country song recorded by Kenny Rogers, known for its narrative storytelling style and inclusion on his greatest hits collections.
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D.
The Law Rides Again
The Law Rides Again is a 1943 American Western film featuring Joan Barclay in a supporting role.
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E.
The Two Jakes
The Two Jakes is a 1990 neo-noir mystery film directed by and starring Jack Nicholson, continuing the story of private investigator J.J. Gittes from the classic film Chinatown.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western film
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film ⓘ |
| aspectRatio | CinemaScope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | novel by Marvin H. Albert ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Robert Surtees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Metrocolor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | John Sturges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedInFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | Ferris Webster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Lone Pine, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Western ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
confronting the past
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loyalty and betrayal ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActorRole |
Richard Widmark as Clint Hollister
NERFINISHED
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Robert Taylor as Jake Wade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Clint Hollister
NERFINISHED
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Jake Wade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Miklós Rózsa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | story of an ex-outlaw turned marshal forced back into crime by his former partner ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An ex-outlaw turned marshal is forced back into crime by his former partner to recover hidden loot. ⓘ |
| producer | William Hawks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1958-06-06 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 86 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
William Bowers
NERFINISHED
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William Sellers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | American Old West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starActor |
Richard Widmark
NERFINISHED
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Robert Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
DeForest Kelley
NERFINISHED
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Henry Silva NERFINISHED ⓘ Patricia Owens NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Widmark NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Middleton NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Law and Jake Wade Description of subject: The Law and Jake Wade is a 1958 Western film starring Robert Taylor and Richard Widmark, notable for its story of an ex-outlaw turned marshal forced back into crime by his former partner.
Referenced by (4)
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