Jim Reardon
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Jim Reardon is the determined insurance investigator in the 1946 film noir "The Killers," who pieces together the mysterious circumstances surrounding a man's murder.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jim Reardon canonical | 2 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Killers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInFilm | The Killers (1946 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Big Jim Colfax
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kitty Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ Ole "Swede" Andersen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
analytical
ⓘ
determined ⓘ persistent ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| employer | insurance company ⓘ |
| filmBasedOn | short story "The Killers" by Ernest Hemingway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Robert Siodmak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | film noir ⓘ |
| goal |
determine why the Swede did not try to escape his killers
ⓘ
resolve the insurance company’s liability ⓘ |
| inUniverseTimePeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| investigates | murder of Ole "Swede" Andersen ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | drives the investigation framing the flashbacks ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
investigator
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| occupation | insurance investigator ⓘ |
| plotFunction |
pieces together the victim's past through interviews
ⓘ
uncovers the circumstances of a contract killing ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Edmond O'Brien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryActivity | investigating an insurance claim ⓘ |
| worksIn | small town where the Swede is murdered ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Killers (1946 film)