Character Relationship Map: Get Your Man

Characters

• Nancy Worthington (played by Clara Bow) — protagonist

  Nancy Worthington is a young American traveling alone in Paris who quickly falls in love with Robert Albin. She engineers repeated encounters, stages a car breakdown near his family estate, invents an...

• Robert Albin (played by Charles 'Buddy' Rogers) — supporting

  Robert Albin is a nobleman engaged to Simone de Valens because of an agreement made by their families when they were young. After meeting Nancy Worthington and responding to their mutual attraction, h...

• Simone de Valens (played by Josephine Dunn) — supporting

  Simone de Valens is Robert Albin's arranged fiancée, whose marriage to him is expected because of a long-standing family agreement. She does not love Robert and is devoted to another man, but feels bo...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Robert Albin → Simone de Valens (Romantic Fiancé) — Robert is bound by a childhood family arrangement to marry Simone.
• Nancy Worthington → Robert Albin (Romantic Love Interest) — Nancy pursues Robert romantically after multiple chance encounters in Paris.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Nancy Worthington → Simone de Valens (Conflict Rival) — Nancy and Simone compete for Robert's attention and affection.

Story Analysis

A determined traveler uses improvisation and romantic deception to overcome an arranged engagement and win the man she loves.

Plot Progression

1. Paris Encounters — An American traveler arrives in Paris and repeatedly meets a handsome man. Their mutual attraction grows before she discovers that he is promised to another woman.
2. The Estate Scheme — The man leaves for his father's estate to plan his wedding. The traveler engineers a car breakdown and gains entry as a guest.
3. Duty And Jealousy — The traveler learns more about the arranged engagement and fabricates one of her own. The fiancée admits that she loves someone else but feels bound by family duty.
4. The Letter And The Trap — The man's frustration culminates in a letter announcing his departure for Africa. The traveler responds by devising an elaborate bedroom ruse.
5. Reputation And Romance — The household discovers the staged embrace and debates the consequences for the traveler's reputation. Once the household retires, the couple secretly kisses.