Character Relationship Map: Wide Open

Characters

• Simon Haldane (played by Edward Everett Horton) — protagonist
• Bob Wyeth (played by T. Roy Barnes) — supporting
• Trundle (played by E.J. Ratcliffe) — supporting
• Easter (played by Louise Beavers) — supporting
• Faulkner (played by Frank Beal) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

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

• Bob Wyeth → Faulkner (Professional Employee)

  Bob is identified as a salesman at the Faulkner Phonograph Company and returns from a business trip before reacting negatively to Simon's promotion.

• Faulkner → Trundle (Power Suspicious Employer)

  Faulkner returns to reorganize the struggling firm, while he and his daughter have suspected that Trundle is undermining the company.

• Faulkner → Simon Haldane (Professional Employer)

  Faulkner summons Simon to a meeting and promotes him to general manager after learning about his ideas for saving the company.

• Simon Haldane → Trundle (Professional Successor)

  Faulkner promotes Simon to general manager, replacing Trundle.

• Simon Haldane → Easter (Professional Employer)

  Easter is Simon's maid and arrives at his home the morning after the hidden woman's arrival.

Story Dynamics

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

• Easter → Bob Wyeth (Social Information Link)

  Easter reports that Bob offered the departing woman a ride to the train station and left with her.

• Simon Haldane → Bob Wyeth (Conflict Workplace Rival)

  Bob leads the office staff in mocking and celebrating Simon's supposed marriage. Later, Simon punches Bob after believing Bob has taken Doris away fro...

Story Analysis

An underestimated bookkeeper gains confidence, restores a failing company, and discovers that the confusing stranger in his home is tied to his professional salvation and personal happiness.

Plot Progression

1. The Unlikely Intrusion
2. A Guest Behind Closed Doors
3. The Marriage Rumor
4. Loss And Advancement
5. The Hidden Business Truth
6. A Personal And Professional Reward