Louis Winthorpe III

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Louis Winthorpe III is the wealthy commodities broker who becomes the central figure in the class-swap comedy of the 1983 film "Trading Places."

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Louis Winthorpe III canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
antagonistOrganization Duke brothers
appearsIn Trading Places
associatedWithTheme class differences
economic inequality
nature versus nurture
social mobility
businessPartnerInFilm Billy Ray Valentine
centralCharacterOf Trading Places
countryOfOriginOfWork United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Herschel Weingrod NERFINISHED
Timothy Harris
directedBy John Landis
employer Duke & Duke
fianceeInFilm Penelope Witherspoon
filmReleaseYear 1983
filmStudioOfWork Paramount Pictures
genreOfWork comedy film
satirical film
languageOfWork English
medium feature film
narrativeRole protagonist
notablePlotElement class-swap bet
commodities market scheme
loss of wealth
occupation commodities broker
portrayedBy Dan Aykroyd
primarySettingContext commodities trading
screenTimeContext main character
settingOfWork Philadelphia
socialStatusAtStart upper class
wealthy
yearOfFirstAppearance 1983

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Trading Places mainCharacter Louis Winthorpe III
Ophelia helpsCharacter Louis Winthorpe III
Mortimer Duke antagonistOf Louis Winthorpe III