Alma Brown in Hud

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Alma Brown in "Hud" is the tough yet vulnerable housekeeper whose complex relationship with the title character highlights the film’s themes of morality, loneliness, and disillusionment in rural Texas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
adaptedFrom character in the novel Horseman, Pass By
ageRangeInStory middle-aged
appearsIn Hud NERFINISHED
awardAssociation contributed to Patricia Neal winning the Academy Award for Best Actress
countryOfResidence United States of America
surface form: United States
createdFor film adaptation of Horseman, Pass By
dialogueFunction voices skepticism about Hud’s amorality
emotionalArc from guarded independence to deeper disillusionment
employer Bannon family NERFINISHED
Homer Bannon NERFINISHED
filmDirectorOfWork Martin Ritt NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceYear 1963
gender female
hasPersonalityTrait compassionate
cynical
independent
lonely
tough
vulnerable
languageOfWork English
medium motion picture
moralPosition more ethical than Hud Bannon
narrativeRole moral counterpoint to Hud Bannon
supporting character
notableSceneType confrontations with Hud Bannon
kitchen conversations with Lonnie Bannon
occupation housekeeper
portrayedBy Patricia Neal NERFINISHED
relationshipTypeWithHudBannon complex emotional tension
relationshipWith Homer Bannon NERFINISHED
Hud Bannon NERFINISHED
Lonnie Bannon NERFINISHED
represents female perspective in a male-dominated ranch world
residence ranch in rural Texas
romanticTensionWith Hud Bannon NERFINISHED
screenTimeImportance central supporting role
setting rural Texas
socialStatus working-class woman
symbolizes disillusionment with the American West myth
emotional cost of loneliness
ordinary people’s resilience
themeInvolvement disillusionment
loneliness
morality
workGenre Western drama film

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Patricia Neal portrayedCharacter Alma Brown in Hud