Bert is a man caught stealing and placed in the stocks alongside his friend Bob. After a young boy helps them escape, Bert discovers the boy is Mary Ann, a young woman fleeing an arranged marriage to the Duke. He falls in love with her and later captures a boar with Bob, winning the bounty that allows him to save her from the wedding.
Inherited millionaire who travels to El Dorania to win the approval of his love interest's aunt by funding a revolution. He discovers the current monarch is his old friend and must navigate a series of assassination plots orchestrated by a general. Ultimately, his actions accidentally trigger an oil discovery that saves the country from revolution, allowing him to marry Betty.
Wilbur is one of two fast-talking insurance salesmen who helps penniless socialite Mary Marsh turn her inherited, dilapidated hotel into a thriving success. He falls in love with Mary, and during the hotel’s final shoot-out, he and Ganzy save the jewels. Wilbur ultimately marries Mary.
Willy is one of two barbers whose shop has almost no customers. His tribe sends him to represent their Nation at a peace conference in Switzerland, where he and Hercules try to calm the hostile delegates with vaudeville routines and a song. Unaware of the plot against the conference, he returns home expecting a hero's welcome, only to be drafted into the ensuing war.
Wright is a ditch digger hired for Browning's expedition who is attracted to Mary. His recurring spells of forgetfulness are relieved by naps, but he discovers from Sterling's diary that the deaths were murders. When Sterling offers him a syringe, Wright evades him and strikes him with a vase, exposing the diary.
A New York bootlegger, Chick travels to San Lucas seeking a divorce so he can marry Dolly. After their wedding, his lawyer Ned Lovett tells him the divorce was invalid and warns him about the consequences. Chick's first wife, Katie, later appears to accuse him of bigamy, complicating his marriage to Dolly.
Partner to Prof. Cunningham, a broke charlatan fortune teller stranded at a Mexican resort. He falls in love with Anita and joins the rescue mission to save the kidnapped women.
Wattles is a lawyer representing Joe Bruno in his Reno divorce case. He suggests that Joe be caught with another woman, and later disguises himself as a woman to avoid Ace Crosby, an angry gambler who wants to shoot him over an earlier divorce case. He also helps turn the lawyers' office into a casino.
A gifted young quarterback from remote Montana, Harry is discovered by Rusty and brought to Chicago to play for the Packers. His feelings for Maizie distract him, and he later falls for Evelyn, loses money gambling, and is pressured to throw a game. He ultimately leads the team to victory and stops Sam from giving Maizie his unopened letter.
Jerry is Pierre’s partner in a carnival ride act, where the two pose as pilots despite never having been airborne. Dave Hanlon hires them to fly a seaplane and retrieve a lifesaver; they discover cocaine and stolen jewels inside it. Their crash landing at the Arlington estate leads to mistaken identities, flirtations, and a chaotic search.
Peewee is a circus performer and friend of Dixiana who accompanies her and Ginger when she leaves the circus with Carl for the Van Horn plantation. There, Peewee inadvertently reveals Dixiana's circus background, helping trigger the scandal with Carl's family. Peewee later returns with Dixiana and Ginger to New Orleans after she is asked to leave.
Bert Wheeler has 40 screen credits in a career dating back to 1926. Signature works include Cockeyed Cavaliers, Caught Plastered, Cracked Nuts. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
