The Light of Western Stars (1918 film)
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The Light of Western Stars (1918 film) is a silent Western movie adaptation of Zane Grey’s novel, directed by George Melford and representative of early American frontier cinema.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Light of Western Stars (1918 film) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7006414 — 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 Light of Western Stars (1918 film) Context triple: [George Melford, notableWork, The Light of Western Stars (1918 film)]
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A.
Western Stars (film)
Western Stars (film) is a 2019 concert documentary co-directed by and starring Bruce Springsteen, blending live performances of his album "Western Stars" with personal narration and cinematic imagery.
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B.
The Lone Star Ranger (1919 film)
The Lone Star Ranger (1919 film) is a silent Western movie adaptation of Zane Grey’s novel, featuring frontier drama and outlaw justice in early American cinema.
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C.
The Firefly (1937 film)
The Firefly (1937 film) is a 1937 MGM musical romance set during the Napoleonic Wars, best known for its operetta-style score and the song "The Donkey Serenade."
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D.
The Girl of the Golden West (1938 film)
The Girl of the Golden West (1938 film) is a 1938 MGM musical Western starring Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, adapted from David Belasco’s play and Puccini’s opera about a saloonkeeper’s romance during the California Gold Rush.
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E.
Lucky Star (1929 film)
Lucky Star (1929 film) is a 1929 silent romantic drama directed by Frank Borzage, starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell, noted for its tender love story and expressive visual style at the end of the silent era.
- 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 Light of Western Stars (1918 film) Target entity description: The Light of Western Stars (1918 film) is a silent Western movie adaptation of Zane Grey’s novel, directed by George Melford and representative of early American frontier cinema.
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A.
Western Stars (film)
Western Stars (film) is a 2019 concert documentary co-directed by and starring Bruce Springsteen, blending live performances of his album "Western Stars" with personal narration and cinematic imagery.
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B.
The Lone Star Ranger (1919 film)
The Lone Star Ranger (1919 film) is a silent Western movie adaptation of Zane Grey’s novel, featuring frontier drama and outlaw justice in early American cinema.
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C.
The Firefly (1937 film)
The Firefly (1937 film) is a 1937 MGM musical romance set during the Napoleonic Wars, best known for its operetta-style score and the song "The Donkey Serenade."
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D.
The Girl of the Golden West (1938 film)
The Girl of the Golden West (1938 film) is a 1938 MGM musical Western starring Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, adapted from David Belasco’s play and Puccini’s opera about a saloonkeeper’s romance during the California Gold Rush.
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E.
Lucky Star (1929 film)
Lucky Star (1929 film) is a 1929 silent romantic drama directed by Frank Borzage, starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell, noted for its tender love story and expressive visual style at the end of the silent era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
ⓘ
film director ⓘ silent Western film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf |
The Light of Western Stars (novel)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Light of Western Stars
|
| author | Zane Grey ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Light of Western Stars (novel)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Light of Western Stars
|
| colorProcess | black and white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | George Melford ⓘ |
| era | silent film era ⓘ |
| filmFormat | silent ⓘ |
| genre |
Western film
ⓘ
silent film ⓘ |
| isPartOf | early American frontier cinema ⓘ |
| language | Silent film (English intertitles) ⓘ |
| literarySourceAuthor | Zane Grey ⓘ |
| medium | cinema ⓘ |
| narrativeSource | Western novel ⓘ |
| productionType | feature film ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1918 ⓘ |
| setting | American frontier ⓘ |
| title | The Light of Western Stars ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Light of Western Stars (1918 film) Description of subject: The Light of Western Stars (1918 film) is a silent Western movie adaptation of Zane Grey’s novel, directed by George Melford and representative of early American frontier cinema.
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