Barbara Stanwyck as Kathy Ferguson
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Barbara Stanwyck as Kathy Ferguson is the sharp, ambitious advice columnist whose life and career are upended by marriage and obsession in the 1957 film noir "Crime of Passion."
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Barbara Stanwyck as Kathy Ferguson canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictionalCharacterPortrayal
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filmCharacter ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Crime of Passion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
domestic confinement
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female ambition ⓘ moral deterioration ⓘ sacrifice of career for marriage ⓘ |
| characterArc |
career-focused columnist whose life is disrupted by marriage
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increasing emotional instability driven by obsession ⓘ |
| characterName | Kathy Ferguson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
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sharp ⓘ |
| countryOfFilmProduction | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReceptionContext | often cited as an example of Barbara Stanwyck’s late‑career noir performances ⓘ |
| era | 1950s American cinema ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Gerd Oswald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmGenre | film noir ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| filmStudio | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext |
crime drama
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psychological noir ⓘ |
| hasGender | female character ⓘ |
| languageOfFilm | English ⓘ |
| majorTheme |
marriage
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obsession ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | drives the central crime and emotional conflict of the film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of a career woman whose ambitions are thwarted by domestic expectations
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exploration of gender roles in mid‑20th‑century America ⓘ |
| occupation | advice columnist ⓘ |
| portrayalType | leading role ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Barbara Stanwyck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| screenMedium | cinema ⓘ |
| settingContext | postwar Los Angeles area ⓘ |
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Subject: Barbara Stanwyck as Kathy Ferguson Description of subject: Barbara Stanwyck as Kathy Ferguson is the sharp, ambitious advice columnist whose life and career are upended by marriage and obsession in the 1957 film noir "Crime of Passion."
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