An experienced pilot hired for dangerous assignments after a past incident involving bailing out. He flies with Kid Dabb through severe weather and condors. Refusing to abandon his co-pilot, he crash-lands the burning aircraft back in Barranca, earning respect from the other pilots.
Tom Holmes is the working-class central character whose actions drive the story. After completing a wartime mission credited to Roger Winston, he survives captivity, struggles with morphine dependence, and rebuilds his life with Ruth Loring. His investment in Max Brinker’s invention leads to tragedy, imprisonment, poverty, and ultimately generous support for Pa Dennis and Mary Dennis.
A stoic and embittered seaman and smuggler aboard the schooner Southern Cross. Initially cynical and emotionally detached, he survives a deadly Pacific typhoon. After a misunderstanding regarding Rose's actions, he briefly regains his cynicism but ultimately undergoes profound personal transformation, recognizing human goodness and faith after Rose sacrifices herself to save him from the mutinous Toomey.
Cheng Huan is an idealistic Chinese man who leaves China hoping to spread Buddha's gentle message in Anglo-Saxon lands. After losing faith in London's harsh reality, he devotes himself to protecting Lucy Burrows. Following her death, he kills Battling Burrows, builds a shrine for Lucy, and takes his own life.
A minor character who kills the marshal. Roy Glennister is falsely blamed for the murder, leading to Roy's arrest and the subsequent plot to kill him.
One of the ex-WWI pilots living in Paris who bonds with Nikki. He takes her to the cemetery, plans to move to Portugal, and his argument with Frink leads to a fatal shooting. He reflects on the group's wartime comradeship.
A Native American wild west show star who reconnects with his heritage after his father's death. He confronts corrupt officials, defends his sister from abuse, faces wrongful imprisonment, and ultimately joins the Indian Service to advocate for his people.
The protagonist, a former circus trick rider who pursues wealth by changing his name to Paul Rader. He becomes an automobile business partner, fathers a son with Joanna, and suffers ruin after a financial scam and his son's death, ultimately finding clarity through his mother.
Wealthy Chinese merchant's son who passes as white, drops out of college after racial discrimination, works abroad, falls in love with Allana Wagner, and ultimately embraces his Chinese heritage and business empire before revealing his true white identity and reuniting with his love.
Boy Leyton is the second mate aboard the Lady Spray and the son of Captain Leyton. He plans to marry Minnie, but promises his dying father to delay marriage until he finds the man who wronged his mother. In Glasgow, he discovers his mother’s identity, confronts her betrayer, and later marries Minnie.
Tony Mako is a fugitive murderer in police custody, handcuffed and being transported far from the prison he escaped. He has come seeking revenge on Anderson, who informed on him. After telling Taft he would rather die quickly than face a painful execution, he breaks free and shoots Anderson; Taft then shoots him.
Marvin Blake is the central character, a sharecropper's son who wants to continue his schooling rather than labor in the fields. After his father's sudden death, he accepts help from Lane Norwood, becomes a bookkeeper, discovers irregularities in Norwood's accounts, and is caught between Madge Norwood and his longtime sweetheart Betty Wright.
Richard Barthelmess has 90 screen credits in a career dating back to 1916. Their work is anchored in the Bobby Jones Golf Instruction Shorts universe with 2 titles. Signature works include Heroes for Sale, Scarlet Seas, The Amateur Gentleman. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
