Northern Congressman and Elsie's father, a leading Radical Republican.
Mary Travis's father, George is wrongly suspected of shooting Tom Sinclair's father after Tom unconsciously directs suspicion toward him. The detectives' failure to find the glove that links the real killer to the gun leads to George's trial, conviction, and death sentence. Mary works to uncover the truth, and he is ultimately saved.
A veteran police officer and Jack's father, Dan is forced to retire at age sixty-five under department regulations. Howard O'Day hires him as a night watchman at the jewelry store, where he also helps investigate the thefts. Dan joins Jack in taking the police plane after the fleeing thieves, and the department later allows him to return to the force.
Gladys's embittered, alcoholic uncle who harbors erratic hostility toward her romance with Terry. Overcome by guilt after the murder investigation, he confesses to accidentally shooting Smith in a drunken rage. In a final act of despair, he kills Striker and then commits suicide.
The Detective represents the investigative force closing in on The Nephew after the murder of The Uncle. Once the crime is figured out, The Detective and the police chase the increasingly unstable young man, turning his guilt-filled nightmare into a pursuit that ends when reality is restored.
A crabbed cotton broker and employer of Bill Bear. He attempts to corner the market and becomes the target of a financial partnership between Bill and Swift. During the flood, he forgives Bill and Swift for their schemes. After the waters recede, he sees Swift and Bill are still attacking him in the market, and his bitter enmity returns.
Nora's father, a convicted swindler nearing the end of his prison sentence. He hopes his daughter will avoid his dishonest path. After his release, he attempts to break into a house to rob a safe, resulting in a violent clash with a criminal gang where he is ultimately caught by Joel.
The inventor of the ship's remote control system who demonstrates the technology before being attacked and fatally injured by a rival group.
Judge Moore presides over Nolan's murder trial, where Nolan is convicted of first-degree murder. He later reports that his daughter Peggy Moore has disappeared and that an officer searching for her is also missing. Criminals threaten both lives to pressure him to show Nolan mercy, but his decision is not revealed.
A railroad engineer and Johnny's father, Bill drives the Westbound 99. He rejects Collins's attempt to drink on duty and later rushes into the Miller home after hearing a gunshot. When a signal deception puts his train on a collision course with another, he avoids disaster and rescues his injured son.
An aging firefighter who has served for two decades, Dan drives engine seven and cares for the station's horses. Forced into retirement when he cannot master the motorized pumper, he struggles to support his son Johnny and is jailed after taking the blame for the missing horse. He later uses Bullet to free Johnny and June from the burning building.
A man who possesses a mysterious secret connected to plans for worldwide power, Castleback holds state papers that Arsene Lupin is trying to obtain. He is murdered, and Lupin becomes a suspect while declaring that he will catch the real killer. Castleback is Dolores's husband.
Ralph Lewis has 116 screen credits in a career dating back to 1913. Their work is anchored in the The Life of a Nation Collection universe with 1 titles. Signature works include Crooks Can't Win, The Mailman, Casey Jones. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
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