Joe is John Steele's secretary and Mary Roberts's husband. To protect Steele, he claims that the apartment and relationship with Lily Elliott were his, and is arrested. After his release, weakened by jail fever and police brutality, he considers suicide, but Mary returns and interrupts him.
Created by Satan from a scarecrow, he assumes the human identity of Lord Ravensbane so he can move through society unnoticed. Satan sends him to seduce Rachel and help make the villagers believe the Wingates are witches. Instead, Ravensbane develops emotions and a soul, falls genuinely in love with Rachel, and frustrates Satan's plan.
Guy is the son of the town's orthodox, narrow-minded clergyman and the central figure in the story. He falls in love with Bee Chew and secretly marries her with Cod Dugan's help. When the marriage cannot initially be proved, he tells his father what happened; the marriage is eventually established, and Guy regains his neighbors' favorable opinion.
Nathaniel is the son of Ezra and the young man Jolanda is determined to be with. His father initially opposes their relationship, but Jolanda's discovery of Ezra's illegal alcohol operation helps her gain his consent. The summary identifies Marguerite as Jolanda's rival for Nathaniel, though its final account of whom Jolanda ends up with is inconsistent.
Glenn Hunter has 16 screen credits in a career dating back to 1921. Signature works include Merton of the Movies, The Romance of a Million Dollars, The Broadway Boob. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
