Wellington Stanhope is a wealthy man who adopts the little girl found in a fisherman's net after a shipwreck. She is the wreck's only survivor, and her origins are unknown to him and the others. Eighteen years later, the girl appears as Sybil, the young debutante at the center of the story's romantic conflict.
Hiram is Jim Hawley's father, and the two jointly own The Wasp. He participates in their plan to destroy the ship and collect the insurance money, hiring Scudder and Eric for the voyage. When Scudder and Eric thwart the wrecking scheme, the Hawleys dismiss them and send Mike Burley to burn the ship at the dock.
A British general who responds to Col. Munro's plea for assistance by dispatching a relief force of 3000 men toward Fort William Henry. His military support reaches the fort with the Munro sisters during the crisis.
Sydney Deane has 36 screen credits in a career dating back to 1914. Signature works include The Field of Honor, A Gentleman of Leisure, The Broken Violin. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
