Sheriff Tod Shaw
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Sheriff Tod Shaw is the small-town lawman protagonist of the 1954 Western film "Suddenly," who becomes embroiled in a tense plot to assassinate the President.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Suddenly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | protection of the President ⓘ |
| centralConflict | preventing a presidential assassination ⓘ |
| characterOrigin | American cinema of the 1950s ⓘ |
| characterType | law enforcement officer in a small town ⓘ |
| countryOfWork |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdFor | Suddenly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| facesAntagonist |
John Baron
NERFINISHED
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professional hitmen ⓘ |
| filmCountryOfOrigin | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDirectorOfWork | Lewis Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| filmLanguage | English ⓘ |
| filmProductionType | independent film ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| filmWriterOfWork | Richard Sale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn | assassination plot against the President of the United States ⓘ |
| lawJurisdiction | local government of Suddenly, California ⓘ |
| mainCharacterIn | Suddenly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | heroic ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | protagonist ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Suddenly, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | small-town sheriff who confronts hired assassins ⓘ |
| notableFor | being part of an early cinematic depiction of a presidential assassination attempt ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawman
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sheriff ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
courageous
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duty-bound ⓘ protective of his community ⓘ |
| responsibleFor | maintaining law and order in Suddenly, California ⓘ |
| roleIn | Suddenly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingType | small American town ⓘ |
| storyTheme |
duty and courage under pressure
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threat of political violence ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | post-World War II era ⓘ |
| workGenre |
Western film
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film noir ⓘ |
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