Melvin P. Thorpe

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Melvin P. Thorpe is a flamboyant, moralizing television reporter and crusader who exposes the illegal brothel at the center of the musical comedy film "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf crusading journalist
fictional character
film character
television reporter
appearsIn The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (film) NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme media sensationalism
morality and hypocrisy
characterIn The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas NERFINISHED
characterTrait flamboyant
moralizing
self-righteous
countryOfFictionalSetting United States of America
surface form: United States
fictionalUniverse The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas NERFINISHED
genreOfWorkAppearedIn musical comedy
medium film
narrativeFunction drives conflict by exposing the brothel on television
notableFor exposing an illegal brothel
sensationalist television reporting
occupation journalist
television reporter
primaryActivity leading a media crusade against the brothel
roleInPlot antagonist
crusader against vice
stateOfFictionalSetting Texas NERFINISHED
targets illegal brothel in Texas

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The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas featuresCharacter Melvin P. Thorpe
subject surface form: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (film)