Jane Novak

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Characters played by Jane Novak

Felipa / Antoinette — The Lullaby (1924)

Felipa is Tony's newlywed wife. After Pietro attacks her and Tony intervenes, Tony is hanged for Pietro's killing, while Felipa, pregnant at the time, is sentenced to prison. Released after twenty years, she gives up her legal claims to her child, Antoinette, for the sake of the guardians who raised her.

Mary Radford — Treat 'Em Rough (1919)

Mary Radford is a writer working on a western novel who nurses Ned Ferguson after he is bitten by a rattlesnake. She is Ben Radford's sister and initially refuses to have anything to do with Ned after Ben is shot and believes Ned double-crossed him. When Ned saves her during a cattle stampede and catches the rustlers, she comes to see him as a hero.

Alice Morse — Behind the Door (1919)

Alice is the daughter of the town banker and the woman Oscar Krug loves. Despite her father's disapproval, she secretly marries Krug and stows away on his Navy ship. After their ship is sunk, Lt. Brandt abducts her from a lifeboat; she later dies, and in the final scene her spirit is reunited with Krug.

Agnes Belmont — The Lure of the Wild (1925)

Agnes is Jim Belmont's wife and the mother of Cuddles. Jim leaves for the Canadian wilderness believing that she loves Gordon Daniels. After Jim's death, Poleon Dufresne sends for her; Daniels follows and attacks her, but Shep saves her. She and Poleon marry at the end.

Beatrice Audley — The Prude's Fall (1925)

Beatrice Audley is the woman who breaks her engagement with Andre le Briquet. She knows that Sonia Roubetsky and Laura Westonry have troubled pasts, and Andre wrongly believes Beatrice concealed the truth to ruin him. His revenge makes her fall in love with him, but he ultimately recognizes her self-sacrifice and marries her.

Jean Morris — String Beans (1918)

Jean is the daughter of Lot Morris, the mayor. When Kendall Reeves threatens her father with a revolver and demands money, she calls Toby Watkins for help. Toby arrives in time to save the mayor and capture Reeves, and Jean ultimately becomes Toby's wife.

Gloria Manning — His Debt (1919)

Gloria Manning is a nurse and Blair Whitcomb's fiancée. She saves Goto Mariyama's life after Whitcomb attempts to kill him. Though she later learns of her sweetheart's guilt, she earnestly pleads with Mariyama when the police come to take Whitcomb prisoner, prompting Mariyama to relent.

Jane Washburn — Wagon Tracks (1919)

Jane is David Washburn's sister and becomes involved in the struggle over the gun that kills Billy Hamilton. David persuades her to take the blame, but she later tells Buckskin that Billy had not been annoying her, contrary to her brother's cover story. She and Buckskin develop a romance during the westward journey.

Dorothy Maxwell — The Railroad Monopoly (1916)

Dorothy is a friend of Kitty Rockford who sets out to warn Tom of danger. Two men overpower, bind, and rob her, but she escapes and reaches Kitty’s motorboat, where she explains what happened and asks to continue to Lyndham. She and Kitty later arrive on Rockford’s private car, where Tom finds them instead of the president.

Katherine Farrell — A Nine O'Clock Town (1918)

Katherine Farrell is David Clary's chief clerk and constant adviser at the Emporium. Her close working relationship with David places her beside him as he restores the struggling store and manages its business. After David survives the blackmail crisis and sells the store to a syndicate, he takes Katherine as his life partner.

Nita — The Target (1916)

Nita is the sole survivor of a boating accident. Bill and Jack rescue her and take her in, and she eventually falls in love with Jack and marries him. Her relationship with Jack becomes part of the new life the two men build in Canada, while Bill later decides to return to his mother.

Rose — Ghost Town (1936)

Rose is among the characters involved as the town reacts to Jim / Max McCall’s apparent death and the investigation. The summary does not specify what she does during those events or describe her relationship to Cheyenne, McCall, Billie, or the law, so no further role or connection can be established.

Career Overview

Jane Novak has 74 screen credits in a career dating back to 1914. Signature works include The Lullaby, Divorce, Thelma. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

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Gender
female
Known Credits
74
Birth Date
1896-01-11
Birth Place
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

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