A star baseball pitcher who later becomes manager of the New York Giants, Jack is Mary's husband and the father of Jackie. He refuses Mike Moran's offer to throw a game, but Moran's revenge and a false note separate him from his family. Believing Mary and Jackie died at sea, he devotes his life to baseball; years later, he reunites with them.
Simon owns the hotel and its bar, where Joe increasingly spends his time drinking and gambling. He allows Joe to run up a tab, then takes Joe’s mill to settle the debt and gives him extra cash. When Joe begs for a drink, Simon refuses and throws a beer mug that hits Mary, prompting Joe to fight him; the bar catches fire during the brawl.
Butch Nelson is a brutal man secretly hired by James Crawford to ambush, rob, and murder Carroll Blackton during a fur expedition. He tells Crawford the job is done, though Carroll survives. Later, Rinty defeats Butch in a climactic fight, and Butch confesses, helping reveal Crawford's scheme.
The leader of Cal Reynolds's outlaw gang, Butch is at a saloon making advances toward Jennie Lee, a schoolteacher engaged to Sheriff Jim Bentley. When Cal's unexpected marriage to Jennie makes him consider an honest life, the gang suspects he has betrayed them. Butch's conflict with Cal culminates in a duel in which Butch is killed.
Big Joe is one of the conspirators in the diamond-smuggling operation. After Dude Talbot takes the diamonds, Big Joe fights Bruce Armstrong and is killed. Talbot later describes Snead to the police as a ruthless killer and says Bruce killed him in self-defense.
A Dutch trader in Java who tries to interfere with Jack Standish and Mary Rogers after Mary finds Jack. His opposition complicates Mary's effort to bring her fiancé home, making him an obstacle to the couple. The plot summary gives no further details about his actions or motives.
Pedro is Dolores's cousin and the real murderer of her brother, though he accuses Juan of the crime. He urges Dolores to keep her oath of blood and take revenge herself, then takes her from a church to the Apache den where he is leader. He sets a trap for Juan, but is killed during the raid by a man he had wronged, after confessing his guilt.
The commander of the convict ship transporting Manon and Fabien to America. Fabien leads a mutiny aboard his vessel to escape deportation and steals a small boat for freedom.
Tom Santschi has 151 screen credits in a career dating back to 1909. Signature works include The Law and the Man, The Street of Tears, Life's Greatest Game. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
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