Elmo Blatch

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Elmo Blatch is a minor but pivotal character in Stephen King's novella "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" and its film adaptation, serving as the true perpetrator of the crime for which Andy Dufresne is wrongfully imprisoned.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
literary character
appearsIn Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption NERFINISHED
The Shawshank Redemption NERFINISHED
appearsInGenre drama
prison drama
appearsInMedium feature film
novella
associatedWithSetting Shawshank State Prison NERFINISHED
causesEvent wrongful imprisonment of Andy Dufresne
commitsCrime double murder of a golf pro and his lover
confessesTo Tommy Williams NERFINISHED
confessionEffect provides evidence of Andy Dufresne’s innocence
connectedToCharacter Andy Dufresne NERFINISHED
Tommy Williams NERFINISHED
creator Stephen King
firstPublicationWork Different Seasons NERFINISHED
firstPublicationYear 1982 (novella publication year)
importance minor but pivotal character
moralAlignment villainous
narrativeFunction catalyst for revealing Andy Dufresne’s innocence
portrayedInFilmBy Bill Bolender NERFINISHED
roleInStory true perpetrator of the crime for which Andy Dufresne is imprisoned
storyUniverse Shawshank Redemption universe NERFINISHED
victimOfCrime golf pro
golf pro’s lover
workAdaptationDirector Frank Darabont NERFINISHED
workAuthor Stephen King NERFINISHED

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