One of the young women working at the chateau who is endangered when German soldiers enter the mansion.
A bride who flees on the eve of her wedding, survives a sea storm, hides in Jimmy Winter's mansion, and eventually poses as his wife before becoming engaged to him.
The film's protagonist, a young woman who wins a dance contest and navigates societal expectations regarding female virtue through her courtship with Winthrop Peabody Jr.
A young woman with a "singing soul" living a drudgery-filled life on her father's Indiana farm. She secretly loves the hired hand John, defies her father's orders to marry a wealthy widower, and orchestrates a fake escape to secretly wed John instead.
A young, initially unpopular debutante who causes a stir at her coming-out party with jazz antics and illicit alcohol. After getting drunk and running off with a married friend, she orchestrates the reconciliation of the estranged couple and falls for the wife's divorce lawyer, securing a happy ending.
Ellie is one of two chums from the poor section of a factory town who leaves to make her fortune. Hoping to become a lady and marry Preston Dutton, she becomes a leading actress. She refuses his suit after learning he is after her money, then returns to her hometown with Don Lane and realizes they love each other.
The protagonist who returns from Europe to find her gambler father dead. She becomes a teacher, marries a poor farmer, and after his death, survives by peddling vegetables. After eighteen years of hard work, she rebuilds the farm and raises her son Dirk, later intervening to stop his elopement with Mrs. Paula Storm.
A lively, stage-struck young woman in the Fairfax family, Betty wins Donald's attention with her comic impersonations and is promised the lead in his play. After he calls her too naïve for the role, she goes to New York seeking experience, survives a real gangster attack, and ends by declaring her wish to be Donald's wife.
A wistful, spirited French village girl who helps her mother run a farm requisitioned as quarters for British aviators. She falls in love with Captain Philip, waits for him in the lilac garden, and searches for him after he is wounded. When she is falsely told he has died, she sends him lilacs; their scent helps bring them together again.
A former chorus girl from a humble background, Betty has become the celebrated musical-revue star Fifi d'Auray. She rejects wealthy Gregory Pyne's advances, tries to help her boyfriend Jimmy find stability, and later accuses Pyne of framing him. When Jimmy's involvement in the theft is exposed, she ends their relationship and returns to the theatre.
Protagonist who lives behind her family's delicatessen and dreams of a refined lifestyle. After being kicked out for rejecting her father's chosen suitor, she works at a perfume counter and falls for Jack Dugan. When Jack reveals he bought a delicatessen, Fernie realizes marriage would trap her in the life she despises, leading her to ultimately accept Peter.
Colleen Moore has 68 screen credits in a career dating back to 1916. Signature works include Footlights and Fools, Why Be Good?, Synthetic Sin. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
