Reese — Cancel My Reservation Character Profile

About Reese

John Ed's ruthless henchman who murders county recorder Snagby to prevent blackmail. Captures and locks the Bartletts inside a cave before being betrayed by John Ed once the land ownership dispute is resolved.

Character Facts

Played by

Forrest Tucker

Appears in

Cancel My Reservation (1972)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Reese — Professional Employer And Henchman — John Ed (Ralph Bellamy)

  Reese carries out violent tasks connected to John Ed's interests.

  The plot explicitly describes Reese as John Ed's evil henchman.

• Reese — Conflict Captor And Captive — Dan Bartlett (Bob Hope)

  Reese directly threatens Dan by imprisoning him during the central crisis.

  Reese captures the Bartletts and seals them inside a cave.

• Reese — Conflict Opponents — Crazy Hollister (Anne Archer)

  Crazy's investigation places her objectives against Reese's violent protection of John Ed.

  Crazy investigates the land dispute while Reese uses violence to protect John Ed's interests, and Crazy discovers proof that undermines those interest...

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• Dan Bartlett (Bob Hope)
• Sheila Bartlett (Eva Marie Saint)
• John Ed (Ralph Bellamy)
• Sheriff 'Houndtooth' Riley (Keenan Wynn)
• Crazy Hollister (Anne Archer)
• Old Bear (Chief Dan George)
• Motorcyclist (Richard Yniguez)
• Cactus, Deputy Sheriff (Doodles Weaver)
• Joe Little Cloud (Henry Darrow)
• Yamamoto (Pat Morita)
• Mr. Willie Sparker (Gordon Oliver)
• Himself (uncredited) (Bing Crosby)