Ashley is the man Scarlett O'Hara loves, but he marries Melanie Hamilton and refuses to abandon her. After returning from the war, he struggles to help restore Tara and becomes involved in a compromising embrace with Scarlett, intensifying the conflict between Scarlett, Melanie, and Rhett Butler.
A disillusioned, penniless British writer and drifter who wanders into the remote diner. He charms Gabrielle, amends his life insurance policy to name her as beneficiary, and deliberately asks Duke Mantee to kill him so she can use the payout to move to France and pursue her artistic dreams.
Stephen Locke is a minor British diplomat left behind in Russia after most Western representatives evacuate. He falls in love with Elena while trying to prevent a separate Soviet-German peace, later joins counterrevolutionary efforts, and narrowly survives the crackdown before departing for Britain with her.
Secret leader of a band rescuing French aristocrats during the Reign of Terror. A wealthy English baronet who publicly cultivates a frivolous fop persona to conceal his identity. Eventually reveals his secret to his wife, orchestrates a prison escape, and fakes his own execution to outwit Chauvelin, ultimately returning to England safely.
Romeo Montague is the male lead and Juliet's secret husband. He falls deeply in love with Juliet, kills Tybalt after Tybalt kills Mercutio, and is banished from Verona. Believing Juliet is truly dead, he returns and takes poison beside her, triggering the tragedy's final loss.
Dwight Winthrop is Jan Ashe’s clean-cut fiancé and a polo player. After Jan leaves him for Ace Wilfong, Dwight confronts Ace’s threats and shoots him when Ace endangers Jan and promises to have Dwight killed. He accepts likely execution to protect Jan’s reputation, but is acquitted after the truth emerges and promises to follow her to New York.
A prodigal son who discovers he is traveling on the ship alongside his ex-boss, Mr. Lingley, and his estranged mother, Mrs. Midget, whose identity he initially does not recognize.
The 1933 American descendant of an earlier Peter Standish, he inherits a house in Berkeley Square and becomes absorbed in his ancestor’s diary. He unexpectedly travels back to 1784, where he falls in love with Helen Pettigrew, then returns to his own time and refuses to marry his fiancée, Marjorie.
A meticulous Wall Street financial analyst sent to Hollywood to head Colossal Pictures. Initially views studio operations purely through mathematical calculations, but gradually learns the human side of filmmaking from Lester Plum. He ultimately rallies the studio workers to save their project and proposes to Plum.
Basil Underwood is a celebrated stage actor who plays Romeo opposite Joyce Arden. Although he and Joyce repeatedly argue and reconcile after eleven failed engagements, he agrees to visit Marcia West's country home and behave unpleasantly to restore her love for Henry Grant Jr. His scheme backfires, but his enduring love for Joyce ultimately leads them toward marriage.
Sir John Carteret is a wealthy recluse who has mourned Moonyeen for decades and remains consumed by hatred toward Kenneth Wayne's father. He initially rejects Kathleen's love, refuses to accept her marriage, and wishes Kenneth dead, but Moonyeen's spirit helps him renounce revenge and reunite the young couple before his own death.
A partner in a San Francisco shipping company with his father, Dan is engaged to Maisie but becomes infatuated with Tamea after agreeing to care for her. He follows Tamea to the islands, where his jealousy and drinking make him unhappy, before Maisie arrives and takes him away.
Leslie Howard has 58 screen credits in a career dating back to 1920. Signature works include Gone with the Wind, Pygmalion, The First of the Few. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
