Wagner — Step Lively Character Profile

About Wagner

A strict hotel auditor initially planning to evict Miller's debt-ridden company, but becomes an unwitting financial sponsor after being convinced the play is backed by a mysterious investor.

Character Facts

Played by

Adolphe Menjou

Appears in

Step Lively (1944)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (5)

• Wagner — Conflict Auditor And Target Of Investigation — Gordon Miller (George Murphy)

  Initial adversarial relationship where the auditor's mandate directly threatens the producer's operations.

• Wagner — Conflict Faking Actor And Auditor — Glenn Russell (Frank Sinatra)

  Deceptive dynamic where Russell's fabricated illness directly manipulates the auditor's decisions.

• Wagner — Conflict Financial Oversight Clash — Simon Jenkins (Eugene Pallette)

  Institutional friction where two financial authorities independently target the same production's stability.

• Wagner — Narrative Auditor And Show Star — Miss Abbott (Anne Jeffreys)

  Indirect narrative link where the auditor's professional satisfaction is ultimately delivered by the star's performance.

• Wagner — Professional Hotel Manager And Auditor — Joe Gribble (Walter Slezak)

  Professional friction where the auditor's mandate directly challenges the hotel manager's business operations.

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More characters from Step Lively

• Glenn Russell (Frank Sinatra)
• Gordon Miller (George Murphy)
• Simon Jenkins (Eugene Pallette)
• Joe Gribble (Walter Slezak)
• Christine Marlowe (Gloria DeHaven)
• Dr. Gibbs (Grant Mitchell)
• Miss Abbott (Anne Jeffreys)
• Binion (Wally Brown)
• Harry (Alan Carney)