Doris Ward — The Time, the Place and the Girl Character Profile

About Doris Ward

The flirtatious wife of Wall Street operator Pete Ward. She is tempted by Jim's charm and buys $20,000 in bonds to help him earn a sales bonus. After a confrontation involving a mistaken identity at a hotel, she demands $20,000 from her husband to pay Jim, which he uses to repay the victims of the bond scheme.

Character Facts

Played by

Betty Compson

Appears in

The Time, the Place and the Girl (1929)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Doris Ward — Romantic Flirtatious Attraction — Jim Crane (Grant Withers)

  Doris actively pursues Jim with flirtatious behavior and physical advances.

• Doris Ward — Conflict Romantic Rival — Mae Ellis (Gertrude Olmstead)

  Mae's intervention disrupts Doris's advance, creating direct romantic tension.

• Doris Ward — Social Fellow Client — Mrs. Davis (Vivien Oakland)

  Doris and the other women share a social circle that intersects with Jim's sales targets.

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More characters from The Time, the Place and the Girl

• Jim Crane (Grant Withers)
• Mae Ellis (Gertrude Olmstead)
• Mrs. Davis (Vivien Oakland)
• The Professor (James Kirkwood)
• Mrs. Winters (Gretchen Hartman)
• Bert Holmes (Bert Roach)
• Pete Ward (John Davidson)
• Mrs. Parks (Irene Haisman)
• Radio Announcer (Gerald King)