Sparrow — The Cuckoos Character Profile

About Sparrow

Partner to Prof. Cunningham, a broke charlatan fortune teller stranded at a Mexican resort. He falls in love with Anita and joins the rescue mission to save the kidnapped women.

Sparrow — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Bert Wheeler

Appears in

The Cuckoos (1930)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (5)

• Sparrow — Alliance Partner — Prof. Cunningham (Robert Woolsey)

  Business partners and comedic duo operating as fortune tellers.

• Sparrow — Romantic Lover — Anita (Dorothy Lee)

  Sparrow pursues Anita, who lives with a gypsy band.

• Sparrow — Conflict Rival — Julius (Mitchell Lewis)

  Direct romantic and territorial rivalry between the gypsy leader and the fortune teller.

• Sparrow — Alliance Teammate — Ruth Chester (June Clyde)

  Sparrow allies with the other rescuers to save Ruth.

• Sparrow — Alliance Teammate — Billy Shannon (Hugh Trevor)

  Billy and Sparrow coordinate their search efforts.

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More characters from The Cuckoos

• Prof. Cunningham (Robert Woolsey)
• Anita (Dorothy Lee)
• Fannie Furst (Jobyna Howland)
• Slot Machine Señorita (uncredited) (Lita Chevret)
• Billy Shannon (Hugh Trevor)
• Ruth Chester (June Clyde)
• Baron de Camp (Ivan Lebedeff)
• Gypsy Queen (Marguerita Padula)
• Julius (Mitchell Lewis)
• Gypsy Singer (Raymond Maurel)