Cora Smith
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Cora Smith is the seductive and scheming femme fatale who conspires with her lover to murder her husband in the classic film noir The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cora Smith canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
femme fatale
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Postman Always Rings Twice ⓘ |
| appearsInFilm |
The Postman Always Rings Twice
ⓘ
surface form:
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film)
|
| associatedWithGenre |
crime drama
ⓘ
melodrama ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
adultery
ⓘ
betrayal ⓘ crime ⓘ murder plot ⓘ |
| basedOn | Cora Papadakis ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | The Postman Always Rings Twice (novel) ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
ⓘ
manipulative ⓘ scheming ⓘ seductive ⓘ |
| conspiresToMurder | Nick Smith ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | James M. Cain ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
The Postman Always Rings Twice (novel)
ⓘ
surface form:
The Postman Always Rings Twice universe
|
| filmDirectorOfWork | Tay Garnett ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Postman Always Rings Twice (novel)
ⓘ
surface form:
The Postman Always Rings Twice (novel, 1934)
|
| genreContext | film noir ⓘ |
| hairColorInFilm | blonde ⓘ |
| hasLover | Frank Chambers ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| medium | cinema ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
antagonist
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| notableFor | conspiring with her lover to kill her husband ⓘ |
| occupation |
diner co-owner
ⓘ
waitress ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Lana Turner ⓘ |
| setting | California roadside diner ⓘ |
| spouse | Nick Smith ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film)