Henry — Outward Bound Character Profile

About Henry

A young lover who attempted suicide alongside Ann. He hovers in limbo on the ship but is ultimately saved from gas poisoning when his dog breaks a window, leading to his and Ann's revival and rescue.

Character Facts

Played by

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Appears in

Outward Bound (1930)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Henry — Romantic Lovers — Ann (Helen Chandler)

  Deeply devoted romantic partners who attempt suicide to stay together forever.

• Henry — Alliance Fellow Traveler — Tom Prior (Leslie Howard)

  Strangers sharing the same mysterious voyage to the afterlife.

• Henry — Alliance Fellow Traveler — Mrs. Cliveden-Banks (Alison Skipworth)

  Strangers sharing the same mysterious voyage to the afterlife.

• Henry — Narrative Rescuer Vs Condemned — Scrubby (Alec B. Francis)

  Contrasting fates: one passenger escapes death, the other is eternally bound to the vessel.

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More characters from Outward Bound

• Tom Prior (Leslie Howard)
• Mrs. Midget (Beryl Mercer)
• Ann (Helen Chandler)
• Thompson, the Examiner (Dudley Digges)
• Scrubby (Alec B. Francis)
• Mrs. Cliveden-Banks (Alison Skipworth)