Perc Gessant — Broadway Babies Character Profile

About Perc Gessant

Bootlegger who enters Dee's life after she believes Billy loves another woman. He pursues Dee, wins her affection, and proposes marriage. He is shot and killed by rival gangsters just before their wedding, which triggers Dee's reconciliation with Billy.

Character Facts

Played by

Fred Kohler

Appears in

Broadway Babies (1929)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Perc Gessant — Romantic Engaged — Dee Foster (Alice White)

  Dee accepts Gessant's marriage proposal

• Perc Gessant — Conflict Rival — Billy Buvanny (Charles Delaney)

  Both competing for Dee's affection

• Perc Gessant — Alliance Associate — Nick Stepanos (Maurice Black)

  Both involved in criminal activities

• Perc Gessant — Alliance Associate — August Brand (Louis Natheaux)

  Both involved in criminal activities

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