Wally Weber owns the club where Babe Ellis sings and wants his horse to win the Camden Stakes. He recruits Buddy Doyle to ride Rose Dawn, initially accepting Doyle’s condition that he not race against Six-Shooter. Weber later invokes the contract and forces Doyle into the race, then protests after Six-Shooter wins and helps bring about Doyle’s suspension.
Mem's husband and a cold-blooded murderer who kills wives for insurance payouts. He stalks Mem in Hollywood, attempts to kill her director rival, but ultimately sacrifices his life to save Mem from a propeller during a chaotic film climax.
A smooth-talking office worker and Lydia's fiancé, Joe first gives Cyclone to Jessie, then encounters the dog again when Lydia becomes attached to him. Trying to impress Lydia, he attempts to bathe Cyclone, but the effort ends in domestic chaos and Lydia accuses him of cruelty. He later argues with her over recovering the dog.
A wealthy idler who abandons Nora and her infant daughter. Years later, he returns and becomes romantically obsessed with the grown Ruth, prompting Nora's desperate intervention.
Morgan is a wealthy financier who takes an interest in Marilyn and tries to seduce her, placing her in a compromising situation. Frankie intervenes, and rumors temporarily harm Marilyn's reputation. When Morgan threatens to sabotage Marilyn's career, Frankie agrees to a contract to protect her daughter; on opening night, Frankie poisons Morgan.
A New York playboy serving in the American battalion's rear guard under Sergeant Bill Thatcher. He explains that he enlisted to enjoy one final night with one of his conquests, without expecting to die on a French battlefield. Wounded during the shelling, he tells his story to Bill and the other men before he dies.
Otto is a captain known to be spying for the enemy. Austrian intelligence directs Elsa to get close to him, and he later uses her to entertain the naval officer Heinrich, from whom he learns secret submarine information. Elsa holds him at gunpoint, but after a struggle leaves her wounded, Otto commits suicide when Schmidt's men arrive.
Ace Beaudry is one of the three outlaws who first see the westward settlers as targets for theft. His plans change when he and his companions find Lee orphaned after her father's murder. Ace helps protect her and guide her toward the valley, then joins Bull and Bronco in confronting the pursuing gang so Lee and Dan can reach their destination.
Criminal brother of Buck Buchanan who orchestrates a murder plot involving a large sports wager, attempting to drug and harm star player Wally Clark.
Played by Lew Cody, he is one of the male principals prominently featured with Gloria Swanson in the film's lobby-card still, indicating a significant role among the characters surrounding the heroine.
A crooked gambler and Rid's employer who purchases Tommy-Boy. He and Rid dominate races using both fair and unfair tactics. After a rigged loss angers the mob, Tip is murdered but manages to pass the horse to Missy before dying.
New York resident with financial difficulties who hides from detectives in Sally's hotel room. He escapes creditors by impersonating Prince Boris, declares love for Sally, is imprisoned as an imposter, and is later freed by the real Prince Boris before departing for home with Sally.
Lew Cody has 86 screen credits in a career dating back to 1915. Signature works include Sweepstakes, File 113, The Baby Cyclone. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
