Roger Thornhill
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Roger Thornhill is the suave, fast-talking advertising executive played by Cary Grant who is mistaken for a government agent and drawn into a cross-country espionage chase in Alfred Hitchcock’s film "North by Northwest."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roger Thornhill canonical | 2 |
| Roger O. Thornhill | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| alignment | good ⓘ |
| appearsIn | North by Northwest ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Eve Kendall
ⓘ
Lester Townsend ⓘ Phillip Vandamm ⓘ The Professor ⓘ |
| basedInUniverse |
North by Northwest
ⓘ
surface form:
North by Northwest fictional universe
|
| characterTrait |
fast-talking
ⓘ
resourceful ⓘ suave ⓘ witty ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
Alfred Hitchcock
ⓘ
Ernest Lehman ⓘ |
| filmDirectorOfWork | Alfred Hitchcock ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | film North by Northwest ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
adventure film
ⓘ
spy film ⓘ thriller film ⓘ |
| hasRomanticInterest | Eve Kendall ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
espionage chase
ⓘ
mistaken identity case ⓘ |
| isMistakenFor | George Kaplan ⓘ |
| isTargetOf | foreign spies ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
everyman hero
ⓘ
wrong man ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a classic Hitchcock "wrong man" hero
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elegant wardrobe ⓘ witty dialogue ⓘ |
| notableScene |
Mount Rushmore climax
ⓘ
crop-duster attack sequence ⓘ |
| occupation | advertising executive ⓘ |
| partOf | North by Northwest cast of characters ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Cary Grant ⓘ |
| screenwriterOfWork | Ernest Lehman ⓘ |
| setInWork |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| travelsTo |
Chicago
ⓘ
Mount Rushmore (mountain) ⓘ
surface form:
Mount Rushmore
South Dakota ⓘ |
| wears | gray suit ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstAppearance | 1959 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Roger O. Thornhill