Casino owner who accidentally wins the crown of El Dorania in a dice game. After learning that all recent kings were assassinated, he must evade assassination attempts orchestrated by a general. He reunites with Wendell, survives a bombing attempt, and ultimately retains his throne after an oil discovery stabilizes the nation.
Bob is Bert's friend and fellow prisoner, placed in the stocks after Bert is caught stealing. He escapes with Bert and Mary Ann, and later falls for the Baron's wife, provoking the Baron's anger. When the Baron postpones his vengeance to join a boar hunt, Bob and Bert capture the animal and win the bounty that helps Bert rescue Mary Ann.
Whittaker is a ditch digger who answers Phillip Browning's advertisement for an Egyptian expedition and falsely presents himself as an Egyptian expert. Trapped in the tomb with Wright, Mary, and Catfish, he helps carry the treasure boxes and identifies Sterling as the murderer after examining the diary.
Ganzy is Wilbur Boswell’s fellow fast-talking insurance salesman and partner in helping Mary Marsh make her inherited hotel a success. Rebecca Marsh initially dislikes Wilbur but falls for Ganzy. During the battle at the hotel, Ganzy helps save the jewels, marries Rebecca, and gives Mary away at her wedding to Wilbur.
Hercules is a barber with almost no customers and Willy's partner. Their tribe sends the pair to represent their Nation at a peace conference in Switzerland. He joins Willy in trying to pacify the delegates with vaudeville routines and a song, unaware of the sabotage surrounding them; after they return home, both are drafted into the war that has begun.
Chick Bean's lawyer, Ned tells Chick after the wedding that his divorce was invalid and advises him to stay away from his bride. He is also involved in the subplot surrounding Chick's first wife, Katie, who arrives accusing Chick of bigamy but falls in love with Ned.
Pierre is one half of a carnival midway pilot duo who has never actually flown before. Hired with Jerry by smuggler Dave Hanlon, he pilots a seaplane to retrieve a lifesaver, then discovers it contains cocaine and stolen jewels. After crash-landing at the Arlington estate, he and Jerry are mistaken for police officers and later for asylum patients.
Julius Swift is a lawyer who agrees to represent Aggie Bruno in her divorce case against Joe. He suggests that Aggie be caught with another man, advises Wattles to dress as a woman to evade Ace Crosby, and participates in turning the office into a casino. At the casino, he poses as Aggie's love interest.
Partner to Sparrow, a destitute charlatan fortune teller. He develops romantic feelings for Fannie Furst and assists in tracking down and rescuing the kidnapped girls from the villains.
Ginger is a circus performer and friend of Dixiana who travels with her and Peewee to the Van Horn plantation after Dixiana falls in love with Carl. Ginger inadvertently helps disclose Dixiana's background as a circus performer, causing a scandal for Carl's family. After Dixiana is asked to leave, Ginger accompanies her back to New Orleans.
Robert Woolsey has 32 screen credits in a career dating back to 1929. Signature works include Mummy's Boys, Cockeyed Cavaliers, So This Is Africa. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
