A former jackeroo and newly graduated forestry student, Jim seeks work in the timber industry and becomes ranger at Stephen Burbridge's Boundary Ridge property. He earns the workers' trust, proposes a timber drive to beat Ludwig Rich's challenge, and helps expose sabotage. He later reveals that Stephen is his father and marries Joan.
Alan Burmister is Mary's fiancé, and he leaves Devon on a secret gun-running expedition just after their engagement is announced. Returning at Christmas, he is accused of murdering moneylender Ivor Connell. John Worrall represents him at trial, but Alan loses the case and is condemned to penal servitude for life.
Tommy Dawson is Ma Dawson's son and helps Joan nurse Stormalong back to health. Before the Melbourne Cup, a gambling syndicate kidnaps him in an effort to interfere with the race. He escapes and helps the police capture the gangsters, making him an important ally to Joan and a key force in bringing the crime plot to a close.
A neighbor who needs money to avoid arrest for embezzlement. He conspires with his nephew, the Duke of Othomo, to have the Duke marry Mercedes McDonald, and the pair attempt to kill her sweetheart, Sandy Buchanan. Their plot fails, and circus animals kill both men.
Frank Leighton has 8 screen credits in a career dating back to 1922. Signature works include Tall Timbers, Splendid Fellows, The Last Chance. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
