The Man Who Cheated Himself universe

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fictional universe narrative world

The Man Who Cheated Himself universe is the fictional world of the 1950 film noir crime drama centered on a corrupt homicide detective entangled in murder and deception in San Francisco.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional universe ⓘ
narrative world ⓘ
associatedWithStyle high-contrast black-and-white cinematography ⓘ
shadow-heavy visual composition ⓘ
basedOn film "The Man Who Cheated Himself" NERFINISHED ⓘ
belongsToTradition classic Hollywood film noir ⓘ
centralTheme corruption ⓘ
deception ⓘ
moral ambiguity ⓘ
murder ⓘ
conflictType internal conflict of protagonist ⓘ
protagonist versus legal system ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
createdForWork "The Man Who Cheated Himself" (1950 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
depicts abuse of authority ⓘ
psychological tension ⓘ
urban crime ⓘ
emphasizes moral consequences of crime ⓘ
ethicalQuestion consequences of personal betrayal ⓘ
whether the law can be trusted ⓘ
focusesOn corrupt homicide detective ⓘ
genre crime drama ⓘ
film noir ⓘ
includesElement cover-up ⓘ
double-cross ⓘ
police investigation ⓘ
romantic entanglement ⓘ
includesLocationType San Francisco landmarks ⓘ
affluent residences ⓘ
courtrooms ⓘ
police stations ⓘ
languageContext English-language film ⓘ
medium cinema ⓘ
mood fatalism ⓘ
paranoia ⓘ
moralLandscape cynical view of law enforcement ⓘ
narrativeFocus character-driven crime story ⓘ
narrativeStructure crime and its aftermath ⓘ
narrativeTone dark ⓘ
suspenseful ⓘ
portrays flawed protagonist ⓘ
legal jeopardy ⓘ
manipulative relationships ⓘ
primarySetting San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod 1950s ⓘ

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Janet Cullen → fictionalUniverse → The Man Who Cheated Himself universe ⓘ