Fred Hill is a dissatisfied London husband who abandons his job to travel with Emily after receiving an uncle’s financial promise. He suffers repeated seasickness, becomes involved with The Princess, and helps cause the marriage’s collapse. After her betrayal and their shipwreck ordeal, he reconciles with Emily, though their return home brings renewed quarrels.
A London divorce barrister returning from overseas, Logan becomes involved with Leslie after they are stranded at the Royal Parks Hotel. Mistaking her for Lady Rockburn, he fears his encounter with her will compromise his work on Lord Rockburn's divorce case. He eventually admits that he loves her and is willing to risk his legal career for her.
Cicely Burton's suspicious husband and the owner of the race horse Take a Chance. He hires Alastair Pallivant to follow Cicely and threatens to scratch the horse from the upcoming race if he uncovers evidence of a relationship between her and Richard Carfax.
Ronald is Hugh Allen's publisher and one of the three men suspected of murdering the blackmailer. She had worked for him and blackmailed him out of several thousand pounds, giving him a possible motive. Like the other suspects, he cannot provide a verifiable alibi for the time of her murder.
Henry Kendall has 41 screen credits in a career dating back to 1930. Signature works include Rich and Strange, The Shadow, The Mysterious Mr. Davis. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
