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Any Resemblance to Actual Persons: The Real People Behind 400+ Fictional Movie Characters - Page 4

From Hal Erickson's book of the same title, these are fictional films with characters based on real people (but with different names).
I put the Charlie Chan movies at the end, except for the ones he mentions by name. (Charlie Chan was inspired by a Hawaiian detective named Chang Apana.)
I'm disappointed that so few people have used this list. It took me forever to make, and I'm proud of it. I guess I didn't need to include ALL the Charlie Chan movies. That was overkill. But it's still a complete and accurate list of movies discussed in the book! And it's a great book. So please, use it. Share it. And check out the book if you get the chance!
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Where Love Has Gone (1964)
Where Love Has Gone (1964)
122
Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
123
Winterset (1936)
Winterset (1936)
124
The Judge Steps Out (1947)
The Judge Steps Out (1947)
125
Smash-Up: Story of a Woman (1947)
Smash-Up: Story of a Woman (1947)
126
The Magician (1926)
The Magician (1926)
127
The Black Cat (1934)
The Black Cat (1934)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
128
Night of the Demon (1957)
Night of the Demon (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
129
Casino (1995)
Casino (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
130
Boomerang! (1947)
Boomerang! (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
131
Top Gun (1986)
Top Gun (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   59%
132
Fort Apache (1948)
Fort Apache (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
133
Men Without Names (1935)
Men Without Names (1935)
134
Show Them No Mercy! (1935)
Show Them No Mercy! (1935)
135
Compulsion (1959)
Compulsion (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
136
Ada (1961)
Ada (1961)
137
In the Valley of Elah (2007)
In the Valley of Elah (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
138
Topaz (1969)
Topaz (1969)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
139
Marked Woman (1937)
Marked Woman (1937)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
140
Missing Witnesses (1937)
Missing Witnesses (1937)
141
I Am the Law (1938)
I Am the Law (1938)
142
Smashing the Rackets (1938)
Smashing the Rackets (1938)
143
Crime Takes a Holiday (1938)
Crime Takes a Holiday (1938)
144
The Mad Genius (1931)
The Mad Genius (1931)
145
The Red Shoes (1948)
The Red Shoes (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
146
Public Hero # 1 (1935)
Public Hero # 1 (1935)
147
The Petrified Forest (1936)
The Petrified Forest (1936)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
148
High Sierra (1941)
High Sierra (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
149
The Get-Away (1941)
The Get-Away (1941)
150
I Died a Thousand Times (1955)
I Died a Thousand Times (1955)
151
There Will Be Blood (2007)
There Will Be Blood (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
152
Postcards From the Edge (1990)
Postcards From the Edge (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
153
13 Rue Madeleine (1947)
13 Rue Madeleine (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
154
The Frozen Ground (2013)
The Frozen Ground (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   61%
155
Alex & Emma (2003)
Alex & Emma (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   11%
156
Airport (1970)
Airport (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
157
Manhunter (1986)
Manhunter (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
158
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
159
Red Dragon (2002)
Red Dragon (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
160
The Big Lebowski (1998)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
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