Jim Gettys in Citizen Kane
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Jim Gettys in Citizen Kane is the corrupt political boss and antagonist who orchestrates the scandal that derails Charles Foster Kane’s gubernatorial ambitions.
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| Jim Gettys in Citizen Kane canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Jim Gettys in Citizen Kane Context triple: [Ray Collins, notableRole, Jim Gettys in Citizen Kane]
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Charles Foster Kane
Charles Foster Kane is the ambitious, enigmatic newspaper magnate at the center of Orson Welles's film "Citizen Kane," whose rise and fall explore themes of power, identity, and lost innocence.
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Charles Foster Kane Jr.
Charles Foster Kane Jr. is the fictional son of newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane in Orson Welles's classic film "Citizen Kane."
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C.
Senator Joseph Paine in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Senator Joseph Paine in *Mr. Smith Goes to Washington* is a powerful, seemingly principled but ultimately corrupt U.S. senator whose moral conflict drives the film’s central political drama.
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D.
Oscar Hopkins
Oscar Hopkins is a timid, eccentric Anglican priest and compulsive gambler who becomes one of the two central protagonists in Peter Carey’s novel "Oscar and Lucinda."
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E.
Harry Crane
Harry Crane was an American television and film writer best known as a pioneering comedy screenwriter who co-created "The Honeymooners."
- 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)
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Target entity: Jim Gettys in Citizen Kane Target entity description: Jim Gettys in Citizen Kane is the corrupt political boss and antagonist who orchestrates the scandal that derails Charles Foster Kane’s gubernatorial ambitions.
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A.
Charles Foster Kane
Charles Foster Kane is the ambitious, enigmatic newspaper magnate at the center of Orson Welles's film "Citizen Kane," whose rise and fall explore themes of power, identity, and lost innocence.
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B.
Charles Foster Kane Jr.
Charles Foster Kane Jr. is the fictional son of newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane in Orson Welles's classic film "Citizen Kane."
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C.
Senator Joseph Paine in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Senator Joseph Paine in *Mr. Smith Goes to Washington* is a powerful, seemingly principled but ultimately corrupt U.S. senator whose moral conflict drives the film’s central political drama.
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D.
Oscar Hopkins
Oscar Hopkins is a timid, eccentric Anglican priest and compulsive gambler who becomes one of the two central protagonists in Peter Carey’s novel "Oscar and Lucinda."
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E.
Harry Crane
Harry Crane was an American television and film writer best known as a pioneering comedy screenwriter who co-created "The Honeymooners."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| alignment | corrupt politician ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Citizen Kane ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Charles Foster Kane
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Emily Norton Kane ⓘ
linked to:
Emily Monroe Norton Kane
Susan Alexander ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| createdBy |
Herman J. Mankiewicz
ⓘ
Orson Welles ⓘ |
| employer | political machine of Boss Jim Gettys ⓘ |
| filmDebut | Citizen Kane ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceScene | Kane’s gubernatorial campaign rally ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
drama film
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mystery film ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Jim ⓘ |
| hasLastName | Gettys ⓘ |
| keyAction |
confronts Kane in Susan Alexander’s apartment
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offers Kane a deal to avoid public scandal ⓘ threatens to expose Kane’s extramarital affair ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | represents entrenched political corruption ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blackmailing Charles Foster Kane with evidence of his affair
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orchestrating the scandal that ruins Charles Foster Kane’s gubernatorial campaign ⓘ |
| occupation | political boss ⓘ |
| partOf | Citizen Kane characters ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Ray Collins ⓘ |
| roleInWork | antagonist in Citizen Kane ⓘ |
| setting | New York political scene ⓘ |
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