The McKay family patriarch who kills the rival family patriarch during the stormy opening confrontation, dying in the same encounter and leaving the feud to shape his son's life.
Jim is Mary's husband and a trusted cashier for insurance brokers. Alan obtains his endorsement on a fraudulent check, and Jim is arrested, convicted, and sentenced to five years in prison. He escapes and seeks refuge at home; under Mary's threat to expose him to the police, he confesses to the fraud, and John later becomes his surety.
Harold Dean is an American artist sketching the grounds of the villa. He assists the Duchess after an accident leaves her amnesiac, then develops a mutual attraction with Anna. When Anna reveals her true identity, Harold is relieved to learn that no ancestry separates them.
Algy is Lord Hickey's second son, sent to take possession of Castle Ranch in Montana. After discovering that the grand estate pictured to him is only a shack, he stays and meets Sally Dunn. He accepts Jeff Todd's offer to buy the ranch, then reveals he deliberately put oil in the well, outwitting Todd.
A Northern agent who develops a romance with Southern spy Jeanne Beaufort despite their opposing allegiances. He rescues her during the burning of Richmond, and they marry after the war.
The plantation foreman and George Vincent's son-in-law, James is married to Mary but is having an affair with Koree. When the Vincent yacht arrives, Billy urges him to act respectably, and James goes aboard. He lets the party suspect that Koree is Billy's sweetheart, helping create the suspicions that drive Billy away. He is ultimately sent home to rehabilitate himself.
Lee is a young assistant to political boss Thomas Dolan who has recently come to New York from the mountains of the West. Jane's defiance of Dolan impresses him, and he falls for her. Believing Jane has been unfaithful, Lee returns to the mountains, but he learns she still loves him and comes back to New York, confronting Dolan as he takes her to his apartment.
Walter A. Walker is the man Lady Lou presents as her brother, though he is actually her husband. He has deserted his wife, Mrs. Walker, and their two children. Bart goes to jail to save him, but after Bart learns the truth and follows him, Walter falls from a train while trying to escape.
Helen's father and a prospector who possesses a map to a gold strike. His murder by Lobo triggers the central conflict, and his stash is eventually recovered by Rex.
Edward Coxen has 110 screen credits in a career dating back to 1912. Signature works include Mixed Wires, Wife Wanted, Jim. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
