Reginald Jay (played by Wallace Reid) is a protagonist in Sick Abed.
A resident at the Forest of Arden Inn who requests John Weems to inspect his ranch. He insists on playing Orlando in Constance's movie script. Later, he is served a subpoena for a divorce case and fakes an illness under John's scheme. He falls in love with Nurse Durant, chases her when she is fired, and his deception is exposed during a court-ordered medical examination. Nurse Durant (played by Bebe Daniels) appears in Sick Abed.
A beautiful nurse hired by John to attend to the feigningly ill Reginald. She becomes the object of Reginald's affection. After a temporary firing, she returns and kisses Reginald right before the neutral physician's examination, causing his heart to register abnormally and exposing the fake illness scheme. John Weems (played by John Steppling) appears in Sick Abed.
A man living at the Forest of Arden Inn with his wife Constance. He takes a customer to inspect a ranch, gets his car broken down, and enters a roadhouse for shelter during a storm. To avoid testifying in Constance's divorce case, he orchestrates a scheme to make Reginald fake an illness, hiring quack doctors and a nurse. Dr. Flexner (played by Robert Bolder) appears in Sick Abed.
A neutral physician appointed by the court to medically examine Reginald Jay regarding the divorce proceedings. During the examination, he observes Reginald's heart action registering abnormally after Nurse Durant kisses him, inadvertently exposing the fake illness scheme. Customer (played by Lorenza Lazzarini) appears in Sick Abed.
A female client John Weems takes out to inspect Reginald's ranch property. Their vehicle breaks down on the road, leading them to seek shelter in a notorious roadhouse during a rainstorm. Her presence inadvertently triggers the chain of events leading to Constance's divorce plans.
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Characters
Reginald Jay
(played by Wallace Reid) — protagonist
A resident at the Forest of Arden Inn who requests John Weems to inspect his ranch. He insists on playing Orlando in Constance's movie script. Later, he is served a subpoena for a divorce case and fak...
Nurse Durant
(played by Bebe Daniels) — supporting
A beautiful nurse hired by John to attend to the feigningly ill Reginald. She becomes the object of Reginald's affection. After a temporary firing, she returns and kisses Reginald right before the neu...
John Weems
(played by John Steppling) — supporting
A man living at the Forest of Arden Inn with his wife Constance. He takes a customer to inspect a ranch, gets his car broken down, and enters a roadhouse for shelter during a storm. To avoid testifyin...
Dr. Flexner
(played by Robert Bolder) — supporting
A neutral physician appointed by the court to medically examine Reginald Jay regarding the divorce proceedings. During the examination, he observes Reginald's heart action registering abnormally after...
Customer
(played by Lorenza Lazzarini) — supporting
A female client John Weems takes out to inspect Reginald's ranch property. Their vehicle breaks down on the road, leading them to seek shelter in a notorious roadhouse during a rainstorm. Her presence...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Reginald Jay → Dr. Flexner
(Professional Examiner And Subject)
Dr. Flexner is appointed as the neutral physician to examine Reginald in connection with the divorce proceedings.
John Weems → Customer
(Professional Escort And Client)
At Reginald's request, John takes the female customer to inspect the young man's ranch property.
John Weems → Nurse Durant
(Professional Employer And Employee)
John hires Nurse Durant to care for Reginald during the staged illness.
Reginald Jay → Nurse Durant
(Romantic Attraction)
After Nurse Durant is hired to care for Reginald, he quickly falls in love with her and later pursues her after she is fired.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Reginald Jay → Customer
(Unknown Indirect Witnesses)
Reginald sees John and the female customer emerging from a notorious roadhouse after their vehicle breaks down and they seek shelter during a storm.
John Weems → Reginald Jay
(Alliance Scheme Organizer And Accomplice)
John arranges for Reginald to pretend to be ill so that Reginald will not testify in the divorce proceedings.
Story Analysis
A roadside misunderstanding escalates into a fabricated illness, a romantic complication, and an examination that exposes the deception.
