Wallace "Wally" Cook — Nothing Sacred Character Profile

About Wallace "Wally" Cook

A New York newspaper reporter demoted to writing obituaries after a workplace error. He is dispatched to interview Hazel Flagg, falls in love with her, proposes marriage, and eventually travels to the tropics with her after her true health status is revealed.

Wallace "Wally" Cook — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Fredric March

Appears in

Nothing Sacred (1937)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (7)

• Wallace "Wally" Cook — Conflict False Reporter — Ernest Walker (Troy Brown Sr.)

  Wally falsely reports Ernest as a nobleman, leading to his demotion

• Wallace "Wally" Cook — Professional Reporter And Editor — Oliver Stone (Walter Connolly)

  Wally works as a reporter under Oliver's supervision at the Morning Star newspaper

• Wallace "Wally" Cook — Romantic Partner — Hazel Flagg (Carole Lombard)

  They fall in love and eventually get married

• Wallace "Wally" Cook — Social Event Participant — Master of Ceremonies (Frank Fay)

  Wally participates in events with the Master of Ceremonies

• Wallace "Wally" Cook — Social Colleague — Max Levinsky (Maxie Rosenbloom)

  Wally and Max work together at the newspaper

• Wallace "Wally" Cook — Romantic Lover — Hazel Flagg (Carole Lombard)

  Wally falls in love with Hazel and eventually proposes to her

• Wallace "Wally" Cook — Social Travel Companion — Baggage Man (Olin Howland)

  Wally and the Baggage Man interact during travel to New York

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More characters from Nothing Sacred

• Hazel Flagg (Carole Lombard)
• Dr. Enoch Downer (Charles Winninger)
• Oliver Stone (Walter Connolly)
• Boy Biting Wally's Ankle (uncredited) (Billy Barty)
• Dr. Emil Eggelhoffer (Sig Ruman)
• Schoolteacher (uncredited) (Nora Cecil)
• Tearful Waiter (uncredited) (Tenen Holtz)
• Photographer (uncredited) (George Chandler)
• Nurse Rafferty (uncredited) (Claire Du Brey)
• Master of Ceremonies (Frank Fay)
• Nightclub Extra (uncredited) (Bess Flowers)
• Guest at Banquet (uncredited) (Emily Fitzroy)