Character Relationship Map: Atlantic Ferry

Characters

• Mary Ann Morison (played by Valerie Hobson) — supporting
• David MacIver (played by Griffith Jones) — supporting
• George Burns (played by Milton Rosmer) — supporting
• Robert Napier (played by Edmund Willard) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

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

• Robert Napier → David MacIver (Professional Engineering Associate)

  Robert Napier joins the steamship-building effort that follows the failed coastal freighter and leads to the construction of RMS Britannia.

• David MacIver → Mary Ann Morison (Romantic Fiance)

  Mary Ann Morison agrees to marry David MacIver before becoming acquainted with his brother.

Story Dynamics

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

• Mary Ann Morison → George Burns (Social Connection)

  Mary Ann Morison is the daughter of an important government shipping official, while George Burns is involved in the shipping business and its propose...

• David MacIver → George Burns (Conflict Business Rival)

  George Burns is described as David MacIver's longtime rival and proposes a merger to save the failing shipping firm.

Story Analysis

A failed steamship experiment leads to independent ambition, technological triumph, and romantic conflict between two brothers.

Plot Progression

1. A Costly First Launch
2. Rivalry at the Firm
3. A New Steamship Venture
4. Love and Competing Loyalties
5. The Atlantic Trial