Chester Kent

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Chester Kent is the fast-talking, overworked musical producer and idea man at the center of the 1933 Warner Bros. film "Footlight Parade," portrayed by James Cagney.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
appearsIn Footlight Parade NERFINISHED
associatedWith show business
stage musicals
characterTrait fast-talking
overworked
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
createdFor Footlight Parade NERFINISHED
employer Warner Bros. (diegetic studio context of Footlight Parade) NERFINISHED
filmReleaseYear 1933
filmStudio Warner Bros. NERFINISHED
genreOfWork musical film
hasChoreographerOfWork Busby Berkeley NERFINISHED
hasDirectorOfWork Lloyd Bacon NERFINISHED
hasGender male
languageOfWork English
medium feature film
narrativeRole protagonist
occupation idea man
musical producer
partOf pre-Code Hollywood cinema
portrayedBy James Cagney NERFINISHED
portrayedByCharacterType song-and-dance man
productionCompanyOfWork Warner Bros. Pictures NERFINISHED
setIn American theater world
timePeriodOfStory early 1930s

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Footlight Parade featuresCharacter Chester Kent