Character Relationship Map: The Broken Gate

Characters

• Aurora Lane (played by Dorothy Phillips) — protagonist

  Aurora is a young woman in Spring Valley who bears a son, Don, by Lucius Henderson. When Lucius refuses to marry her or acknowledge paternity, the town shuns her as sinful. She entrusts Don to Miss Ju...

• Don Lane (played by William Collier Jr.) — supporting

  Don is Aurora Lane's son, born from her relationship with Lucius Henderson. Raised by Miss Julia, who tells him she is his aunt, he grows up and leaves for college. After returning to Spring Valley, h...

• Ruth Hale (played by Jean Arthur) — supporting
• Ephraim Adamson (played by Gibson Gowland) — supporting
• Judge Lucius Henderson (played by Phillips Smalley) — supporting

  Lucius Henderson is a townsman and Don's father. After Aurora bears his son, he refuses to marry her or even acknowledge that he fathered the child. His rejection leaves Aurora to face the town's cond...

• Miss Julia (played by Florence Turner) — supporting

  Miss Julia is the town librarian who takes in Don and raises him after Aurora entrusts him to her. She tells Don that she is his aunt, concealing the circumstances of his birth. Her role connects Auro...

• Invalid (played by Vera Lewis) — supporting
• Johnny Adamson (played by Charles A. Post) — supporting
• Sheriff Dan Cummins (played by Jack McDonald) — supporting
• Mrs. Ephraim Adamson (played by Caroline Rankin) — supporting
• Constable Joe Tarbush (played by Charles Thurston) — supporting

  A town policeman tries to drive Aurora out of Spring Valley. He is later found murdered, and Don is arrested for the crime. The summary does not explain the constable's motives or identify who killed...

• Gossip (played by Adele Watson) — minor