Frank Chambers
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Frank Chambers is the drifter protagonist of James M. Cain’s crime novel "The Postman Always Rings Twice," whose passionate affair and murder plot drive the story’s noir tragedy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Frank Chambers canonical | 4 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| adaptedIn | film adaptations of The Postman Always Rings Twice ⓘ |
| antagonist | Nick Papadakis ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Postman Always Rings Twice ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre | hardboiled fiction ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
adultery
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betrayal ⓘ crime ⓘ fatalism ⓘ passion ⓘ |
| characterType | antihero ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | James M. Cain ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Postman Always Rings Twice (novel) ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
crime novel
ⓘ
noir fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationRelationship | character adapted into multiple films ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
love affair with Cora Papadakis
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murder plot against Nick Papadakis ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American noir ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Cora Papadakis ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| name | Frank Chambers self-link ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | drives the plot’s noir tragedy ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| notableAction | participates in murder of Cora’s husband ⓘ |
| occupation | drifter ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Postman Always Rings Twice (novel)
ⓘ
surface form:
The Postman Always Rings Twice franchise
|
| portrayedBy |
Jack Nicholson
ⓘ
John Garfield ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist of The Postman Always Rings Twice ⓘ |
| settingOfActivities |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
|
| storyOutcome | meets tragic fate ⓘ |
| workAuthor | James M. Cain ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstAppearance | 1934 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film)