A businessman and rival of Fraser who forms a partnership with Bill Bear to corner the cotton market and ruin Fraser financially. He becomes Bill's father-in-law after Bill engages to Swift's daughter. After the flood subsides, Swift's financial victory is shown, but the bitter enmity with Fraser resurfaces immediately.
A man living at the Forest of Arden Inn with his wife Constance. He takes a customer to inspect a ranch, gets his car broken down, and enters a roadhouse for shelter during a storm. To avoid testifying in Constance's divorce case, he orchestrates a scheme to make Reginald fake an illness, hiring quack doctors and a nurse.
Batiste is Paul's dangerously ill uncle, who travels to New York hoping to see him. A bachelor, he wants Paul to be happily married and promises to provide the money needed for Paul's business if he is. Believing Richard's bride is Paul's wife, Batiste is so pleased that he decides to stay for a month.
Simpson is Algy's valet and accompanies him from England to Castle Ranch. He is terrified by the prospect of living in a country where he believes savage Indians abound, while Algy resolves to make the best of the disappointing property. His role in the account is as Algy's anxious companion during their arrival.
John Steppling has 95 screen credits in a career dating back to 1913. Signature works include American dream, The Comet's Come-Back, The Broken Window. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
