Big Jim Colfax
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Big Jim Colfax is a crime boss and central antagonist in the 1946 film noir "The Killers," orchestrating the heist and subsequent betrayal that drive the story's plot.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Big Jim Colfax canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6503708 — 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: Big Jim Colfax Context triple: [The Killers (1946 film), character, Big Jim Colfax]
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A.
James G. Blaine
James G. Blaine was a prominent 19th-century American statesman and Republican politician who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senator, and Secretary of State.
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B.
Schuyler Colfax
Schuyler Colfax was an American politician who served as the 17th vice president of the United States and a prominent Republican leader during the Reconstruction era.
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C.
Henry B. Carrington
Henry B. Carrington was a U.S. Army officer and frontier commander best known for leading forces during Red Cloud's War in the 1860s.
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D.
George H. Pendleton
George H. Pendleton was a 19th-century American Democratic politician from Ohio, known for his pro–states’ rights stance and later for sponsoring the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act.
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E.
Levi P. Morton
Levi P. Morton was an American politician, banker, and diplomat who served as the 22nd vice president of the United States and later as governor of New York.
- 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: Big Jim Colfax Target entity description: Big Jim Colfax is a crime boss and central antagonist in the 1946 film noir "The Killers," orchestrating the heist and subsequent betrayal that drive the story's plot.
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A.
James G. Blaine
James G. Blaine was a prominent 19th-century American statesman and Republican politician who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senator, and Secretary of State.
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B.
Schuyler Colfax
Schuyler Colfax was an American politician who served as the 17th vice president of the United States and a prominent Republican leader during the Reconstruction era.
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C.
Henry B. Carrington
Henry B. Carrington was a U.S. Army officer and frontier commander best known for leading forces during Red Cloud's War in the 1860s.
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D.
George H. Pendleton
George H. Pendleton was a 19th-century American Democratic politician from Ohio, known for his pro–states’ rights stance and later for sponsoring the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act.
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E.
Levi P. Morton
Levi P. Morton was an American politician, banker, and diplomat who served as the 22nd vice president of the United States and later as governor of New York.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Killers (1946 film) ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
betrayal
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crime ⓘ fatalism ⓘ |
| basedOn | character from Ernest Hemingway short story "The Killers" ⓘ |
| commits | betrayal of his accomplices ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Ole "Swede" Andersen ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdFor | The Killers (1946 film) ⓘ |
| filmGenre | noir crime drama ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| genreContext | film noir ⓘ |
| hasMotive |
financial gain
ⓘ
self-preservation ⓘ |
| involvedIn | armed robbery ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | villainous ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
antagonist
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central antagonist ⓘ |
| occupation | crime boss ⓘ |
| orchestrates | heist in The Killers (1946 film) ⓘ |
| partOf | narrative of The Killers (1946 film) ⓘ |
| roleIn | The Killers (1946 film) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Big Jim Colfax Description of subject: Big Jim Colfax is a crime boss and central antagonist in the 1946 film noir "The Killers," orchestrating the heist and subsequent betrayal that drive the story's plot.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.