Albert Sayre's wife and Alice's stepmother. She meets Dr. Boyer and later asks Oliver Keith to investigate a man watching her home and her husband's unusual behavior. After she and Keith discover Albert's body, Alice accuses her of murder and theft, but the two women reconcile by the end.
Grace presents herself as a socialite but is actually Countess Moletti, an adventuress who has been living with Anton Lebau. She marries Frank Fields, resents his son Jimmy, and intercepts a letter warning Frank about her identity. After Frank confronts her, Anton enters the house and kills her, then attempts to frame Jimmy.
An older woman engaged in a romantic affair with Mr. Reynolds. She manipulates him into purchasing worthless stock, contributing significantly to the family's near-financial ruin.
Roger King's daughter and James Manning's fiancée. She visits Manning with her father, later confronts Nona after learning of her warning about Roger's complicity, and asks Manning not to publish the exposé. When he refuses, she returns her engagement ring and tells him to give it to Nona.
Hollywood movie star murdered early in the film, sparking Chan's investigation.
Happy's glamorous wife, who is secretly having an affair with the nightclub's dance master, Klauss. Happy catches them together after returning to the club and tells Jill that he will not divorce her, but will remain married and try to make her miserable. She is later shot by Jim and his companion.
Local woman or ranch hand with minor narrative function.
A wealthy socialite who hosts parties involving gambling, Glenna shelters Peter Dane during a rainstorm and invites him to her next gathering. She has a romantic relationship with Cole Norwood, but exposes his cheating scheme when she catches him stealing cards. After shooting him to save Dane, she is falsely convicted of his murder.
Janet is a reporter and the sister of boxer Jim Dorgan. After her brother is found dead and the police make no progress, she takes a job at Steve Crane's nightclub to investigate. She draws Crane into conversation, then uses a confrontation between him and Myrtle to expose their involvement in Dorgan's murder. She later reconciles with Don O'Hara.
A movie star who is rescued by Buck Crosby when her horse bolts during location shooting. She invites him to dinner and later stars opposite him in a film planned by director Ed Jackson. After returning with the crew to resume filming, she is kidnapped by the Blake gang, and Buck pursues the kidnappers by airplane to save her.
Captain Rankin's daughter from his first marriage, Jean is in love with Cornish. Her relationship becomes entangled in the mystery when Cornish mistakenly believes Donovan is visiting her. Lydia wears Jean's wrap during a rendezvous with Donovan, leading Cornish to mistake Lydia for Jean and threaten Donovan on her supposed behalf.
Edward Madison's spirited and intelligent ward, and Donald's sister. She catches Donald trying to steal their uncle's jewels and urges him to stop. After discovering Light Fingers' interest in the gems, she develops a wary understanding with him, later defends him when he is found holding the jewels, and ultimately confesses her love.
Dorothy Revier has 77 screen credits in a career dating back to 1921. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently Hopalong Cassidy Collection with 1 titles. Signature works include The Widow in Scarlet, The Warning, Wandering Girls. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
Universe traveler — spans 3 universes
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