The Battle at Elderbush Gulch
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The Battle at Elderbush Gulch is a 1913 silent Western short film directed by D. W. Griffith, notable for its early cinematic depiction of frontier conflict and Native American attacks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Battle at Elderbush Gulch canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11617071 — 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 Battle at Elderbush Gulch Context triple: [Billy Bitzer, knownForFilm, The Battle at Elderbush Gulch]
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A.
Ambush at Blanco Canyon
Ambush at Blanco Canyon is a Western serialized story centered on a tense frontier conflict marked by a surprise attack in the rugged Blanco Canyon.
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B.
Last Chance Gulch
Last Chance Gulch is the historic main street and former gold mining site that now serves as the central downtown district of Helena, Montana.
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C.
Earp Vendetta Ride
The Earp Vendetta Ride was a series of retaliatory pursuits and killings led by Wyatt Earp and his allies in 1882 Arizona Territory following the ambush of his brother Morgan and wounding of his brother Virgil after the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
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D.
Blood Run
Blood Run is a renowned competitive arena map from the Quake series, celebrated for its tight corridors, vertical gameplay, and strategic item control.
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E.
Devil Canyon Afterbay
Devil Canyon Afterbay is a regulating reservoir in Southern California that stores and moderates water releases from the Devil Canyon Powerplant as part of the State Water Project system.
- 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 Battle at Elderbush Gulch Target entity description: The Battle at Elderbush Gulch is a 1913 silent Western short film directed by D. W. Griffith, notable for its early cinematic depiction of frontier conflict and Native American attacks.
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A.
Ambush at Blanco Canyon
Ambush at Blanco Canyon is a Western serialized story centered on a tense frontier conflict marked by a surprise attack in the rugged Blanco Canyon.
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B.
Last Chance Gulch
Last Chance Gulch is the historic main street and former gold mining site that now serves as the central downtown district of Helena, Montana.
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C.
Earp Vendetta Ride
The Earp Vendetta Ride was a series of retaliatory pursuits and killings led by Wyatt Earp and his allies in 1882 Arizona Territory following the ambush of his brother Morgan and wounding of his brother Virgil after the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
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D.
Blood Run
Blood Run is a renowned competitive arena map from the Quake series, celebrated for its tight corridors, vertical gameplay, and strategic item control.
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E.
Devil Canyon Afterbay
Devil Canyon Afterbay is a regulating reservoir in Southern California that stores and moderates water releases from the Devil Canyon Powerplant as part of the State Water Project system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western film
ⓘ
film ⓘ short film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | G. W. Bitzer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
Native American attacks
ⓘ
frontier conflict ⓘ |
| director | D. W. Griffith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | General Film Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | silent era ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType |
Native Americans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
white settlers ⓘ |
| filmFormat | silent ⓘ |
| hasFilmTechnique |
cross-cutting
ⓘ
parallel editing ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
Drama
ⓘ
Western ⓘ |
| hasMedium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| hasSetting | frontier settlement ⓘ |
| isBlackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early cinematic depiction of frontier conflict
ⓘ
portrayal of Native Americans in early Western cinema ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent ⓘ |
| partOf | American silent Western film canon ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Biograph Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1913-12-28 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1913 ⓘ |
| runningTimeMinutes | 29 ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | American Old West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Alfred Paget
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles Gorman NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Hill Mailes NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles West NERFINISHED ⓘ Christy Cabanne NERFINISHED ⓘ Donald Crisp NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Opperman NERFINISHED ⓘ Gertrude Bambrick NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Carey NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry B. Walthall NERFINISHED ⓘ Jennie Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ John T. Dillon NERFINISHED ⓘ Josephine Crowell NERFINISHED ⓘ Kate Bruce NERFINISHED ⓘ Lillian Gish NERFINISHED ⓘ Lionel Barrymore NERFINISHED ⓘ Mae Marsh NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Harron NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Battle at Elderbush Gulch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Battle at Elderbush Gulch Description of subject: The Battle at Elderbush Gulch is a 1913 silent Western short film directed by D. W. Griffith, notable for its early cinematic depiction of frontier conflict and Native American attacks.
Referenced by (3)
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