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Any Resemblance to Actual Persons: The Real People Behind 400+ Fictional Movie Characters - Page 8

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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281
Animal Crackers (1930)
Animal Crackers (1930)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
282
The Clay Pigeon (1949)
The Clay Pigeon (1949)
283
April Showers (1948)
April Showers (1948)
284
American Violet (2008)
American Violet (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
285
The Face of an Angel (2014)
The Face of an Angel (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   37%
286
Fly Away Baby (1937)
Fly Away Baby (1937)
287
The Great Gatsby (1926)
The Great Gatsby (1926)
Rotten Tomatoes®   52%
288
The Great Gatsby (1949)
The Great Gatsby (1949)
Rotten Tomatoes®   33%
289
The Great Gatsby (1974)
The Great Gatsby (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   39%
290
The Great Gatsby (2013)
The Great Gatsby (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   48%
291
Butterflies Are Free (1972)
Butterflies Are Free (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
292
The Match King (1932)
The Match King (1932)
293
The Night of January 16th (1941)
The Night of January 16th (1941)
294
M (1931)
M (1931)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
295
M (1951)
M (1951)
296
Z (1969)
Z (1969)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
297
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
298
Eureka (1983)
Eureka (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   33%
299
Strategic Air Command (1955)
Strategic Air Command (1955)
300
Rope (1948)
Rope (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
301
Murder by Numbers (2002)
Murder by Numbers (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   31%
302
The Finger Points (1931)
The Finger Points (1931)
303
The Last Command (1928)
The Last Command (1928)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
304
The Sun Also Rises (1957)
The Sun Also Rises (1957)
305
The Front (1976)
The Front (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
306
Open Water (2004)
Open Water (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
307
Hold That Co-Ed (1938)
Hold That Co-Ed (1938)
308
Pilot #5 (1943)
Pilot #5 (1943)
309
All the King's Men (1949)
All the King's Men (1949)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
310
A Lion Is in the Streets (1953)
A Lion Is in the Streets (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
311
All the King's Men (2006)
All the King's Men (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   11%
312
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
313
The Big Clock (1948)
The Big Clock (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
314
Top Secret Affair (1957)
Top Secret Affair (1957)
315
21 (2008)
21 (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   36%
316
Fame Is the Spur (1947)
Fame Is the Spur (1947)
317
Search for Beauty (1934)
Search for Beauty (1934)
318
More Than a Secretary (1936)
More Than a Secretary (1936)
319
Call Northside 777 (1948)
Call Northside 777 (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
320
Dead Ringers (1988)
Dead Ringers (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
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