Magda (played by Madeleine Carroll) is a protagonist in White Cradle Inn.
The innkeeper and owner of the White Cradle Inn in the Swiss Alps. She lives with her philandering husband Rudolph and cares for billeted French orphans during WWII. Eager to adopt Roger, she reluctantly agrees to sign over the inn's ownership to Rudolph only to secure his signature on the adoption papers. Rudolph (played by Michael Rennie) appears in White Cradle Inn.
Magda's philandering husband who initially dislikes Roger, calling him a coward. He agrees to sign the adoption papers only if Magda transfers ownership of the inn to him. During a climbing trip with Roger, he slips and fatally sacrifices himself by cutting the rope to save the boy. Roger (played by Michael McKeag) appears in White Cradle Inn.
A teenage French orphan billeted at the inn during WWII. To prove his bravery after Rudolph calls him a coward, he urges Rudolph to take him climbing. He survives a deadly slip by cutting the rope, causing Rudolph to fall to his death.
White Cradle Inn (1947) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.
Characters
Magda
(played by Madeleine Carroll) — protagonist
The innkeeper and owner of the White Cradle Inn in the Swiss Alps. She lives with her philandering husband Rudolph and cares for billeted French orphans during WWII. Eager to adopt Roger, she reluctan...
Rudolph
(played by Michael Rennie) — supporting
Magda's philandering husband who initially dislikes Roger, calling him a coward. He agrees to sign the adoption papers only if Magda transfers ownership of the inn to him. During a climbing trip with...
Roger
(played by Michael McKeag) — supporting
A teenage French orphan billeted at the inn during WWII. To prove his bravery after Rudolph calls him a coward, he urges Rudolph to take him climbing. He survives a deadly slip by cutting the rope, ca...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Magda → Roger
(Family Prospective Adoptive Parent)
Magda is keen to adopt Roger when the evacuated French children are due to return to France.
Magda → Rudolph
(Family Spouses)
The plot states that Magda lives at the White Cradle Inn with her husband Rudolph.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Rudolph → Roger
(Conflict Adversary)
Rudolph takes a dislike to Roger and calls him a coward.
Story Analysis
A wartime adoption struggle in the Swiss Alps culminates in a fatal act of sacrifice during a mountain climb.
