Frank is Joe's son-in-law and Stella's husband. Hoping to obtain Rudolph's money, he pressures Joe to bring Anna home so the family can present her as respectable and arrange a marriage. He is disappointed when he learns Rudolph is educated and mainly wants a job, making him harder to deceive.
Lem is Spencer's father. After learning that Spencer left school and home, he joins his wife in criticizing their son for failing to stay in his place when dealing with white people, reflecting the accommodation to racism that Spencer resents.
Frederick O'Neal has 12 screen credits in a career dating back to 1949. Signature works include Anna Lucasta, Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist, Strategy of Terror. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
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