Jamison is a decadent architect who uses the promise of placing Laura Dayne's work in a municipal building to lure her to the Tarrytown Inn. He tries to take advantage of her there, but she resists and the inn management forces him to release her. Keene is later murdered, a crime for which Denis Connors is arrested before Benton Wade confesses.
Gilbert is Alice Palgrave's husband and the object of Joan's flirtation, which she believes to be innocent. Suffering from what the account calls “brain fever,” he gets Joan alone in a seaside cottage and threatens to shoot himself unless she yields to his desires. Martin arrives in time to rescue her.
Dr. Van Fleet is a society lounge lizard and a guest at Masters's ranch, where Avice still believes herself in love with him. He breaks into her room, is beaten by Masters, and leaves the ranch. Later, seeking revenge, he shoots and severely wounds Masters; Avice holds him at gunpoint and makes him treat the man he shot.
Kendall Reeves is a crook who comes to town intending to swindle its residents by promoting a canning factory. A tramp printer recognizes him as a former jailbird and demands a share of the scheme. Reeves later tries to force Mayor Lot Morris to provide him with $5,000 at gunpoint, but Toby Watkins intervenes and captures him.
Herbert is Helen's married brother, whom she travels from Albany to New York to visit. His wife is part of the New Year's Eve cabaret party, and Helen is added to the outing after arriving. The synopsis provides no further actions by him in the events that follow.
Donald MacDonald has 44 screen credits in a career dating back to 1912. Signature works include Silk Hosiery, Almost a Rescue, The Dawn of Netta. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
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