The Omaha Trail
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The Omaha Trail is a 1942 American Western film starring James Craig, set against the backdrop of railroad expansion across the frontier.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Omaha Trail canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11769295 — 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 Omaha Trail Context triple: [James Craig, notableWork, The Omaha Trail]
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A.
Chisholm Trail
The Chisholm Trail was a major 19th-century cattle-driving route that ran from Texas to Kansas, playing a key role in the development of the American West and the cattle industry.
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B.
Mormon Trail
The Mormon Trail was a 19th-century overland route used by Latter-day Saint pioneers migrating west from the Midwest to the Salt Lake Valley in present-day Utah.
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C.
Southern Emigrant Trail
The Southern Emigrant Trail was a major 19th-century overland route used by American migrants traveling to California through the desert Southwest, particularly during the Gold Rush era.
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D.
Santa Fe Trail
The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century overland trade and travel route connecting Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico, that played a crucial role in westward expansion and commerce in the United States.
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E.
Silver Moccasin Trail
The Silver Moccasin Trail is a historic long-distance hiking route in Southern California that traverses the San Gabriel Mountains, popular with backpackers and Scouts for its scenic and challenging terrain.
- 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 Omaha Trail Target entity description: The Omaha Trail is a 1942 American Western film starring James Craig, set against the backdrop of railroad expansion across the frontier.
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A.
Chisholm Trail
The Chisholm Trail was a major 19th-century cattle-driving route that ran from Texas to Kansas, playing a key role in the development of the American West and the cattle industry.
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B.
Mormon Trail
The Mormon Trail was a 19th-century overland route used by Latter-day Saint pioneers migrating west from the Midwest to the Salt Lake Valley in present-day Utah.
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C.
Southern Emigrant Trail
The Southern Emigrant Trail was a major 19th-century overland route used by American migrants traveling to California through the desert Southwest, particularly during the Gold Rush era.
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D.
Santa Fe Trail
The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century overland trade and travel route connecting Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico, that played a crucial role in westward expansion and commerce in the United States.
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E.
Silver Moccasin Trail
The Silver Moccasin Trail is a historic long-distance hiking route in Southern California that traverses the San Gabriel Mountains, popular with backpackers and Scouts for its scenic and challenging terrain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
ⓘ
Western film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| castMember | James Craig ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Leonard Smith ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Edward Buzzell ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editor | Conrad A. Nervig ⓘ |
| featuredGenre | railroad Western ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre | Western ⓘ |
| hasType | feature film ⓘ |
| mainSubject | railroad expansion ⓘ |
| musicBy | David Snell ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Jack Chertok ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1942 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 62 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
George H. Plympton
ⓘ
Hugo Butler ⓘ William R. Lipman ⓘ |
| setting |
American frontier
ⓘ
linked to:
American West
|
| starredActor | James Craig ⓘ |
| title | The Omaha Trail ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1942 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Omaha Trail Description of subject: The Omaha Trail is a 1942 American Western film starring James Craig, set against the backdrop of railroad expansion across the frontier.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.