'Sugar' Steve is Bill Roberts's sidekick among the shore-leave crowd. He admonishes Bill after the rescue of Mae and later encourages Bill to leave her, helping him depart despite Mae's emotional distress. His influence highlights the reckless social world surrounding Bill.
Luke is Flash's longtime grifting partner who takes a job as a tightrope walker at Cleo d'Alzelle's carnival. After witnessing Red Moon's murder and overhearing the robbery plot, he tries to expose the truth but is shot while fleeing across his tower.
Botts is Juanita Sheldon's bumbling private detective. He snoops on Helene's phone call to Huntley, learns of her planned visit to the apartment, and brings Juanita into the unfolding confusion. His surveillance helps set the apartment's crowded, chaotic encounters in motion.
Sandy is a bumbling Scottish sailor whom Cynthia encounters after she and Mark tumble through a ship's door. He and Cynthia are swept overboard, mistaken for smugglers, and escape while handcuffed together. She hides and disguises him at her school; after Mark's criminal scheme is exposed, she names Sandy as her future husband.
Elmer is a shy, earnest street cleaner who secretly adores Annie. His life changes when he inherits a fortune from his uncle, but the inheritance clause makes the money revert to Briggs if Elmer dies unmarried. Briggs repeatedly endangers him, including by shanghaiing him, until Annie helps secure his rescue; Elmer then marries her.
Max is Mrs. Langley's husband and is sympathetic to Barry and Ruth. He tries to sneak Barry's piano out of the boardinghouse after Mrs. Langley evicts Barry, but it falls down the stairs and breaks. To make amends, Max later gets the couple into a piano factory so they can finish their song.
A local witness who observes Frank poisoning Tania. To cover up the murder, he places a dead reptile next to her bed and falsely claims she died from a snake bite.
Grumio is Petruccio's servant and accompanies his master during the journey to Petruccio's home after the marriage. He is caught up in Petruccio's harsh treatment of Caterina, including the withholding of food and comfort, and serves as a witness to the efforts to control her.
British patrol officer coordinating security at the estate.
Police officer assisting Scotland Yard in the murder investigation
Local constable assisting with investigations.
A shy motorman on the same streetcar as Mary, Clyde secretly adores her but lacks the courage to court her openly. He arrives at the carmen's ball with Yvonne, then intervenes when Bill elopes with Mary. Clyde fights Bill aboard the runaway streetcar, defeats him, and wins Mary's grateful embrace.
Clyde Cook has 99 screen credits in a career dating back to 1917. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently Bulldog Drummond (John Howard) Collection with 4 titles. Signature works include Celebrity, Thundering Taxis, What Price Taxi. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
Universe traveler — spans 3 universes
