Character Relationship Map: Bad Lands

Characters

• Sheriff Bill Cummings (played by Robert Barrat) — protagonist
• Chick Lyman (played by Noah Beery Jr.) — protagonist
• Billy Sweet (played by Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams) — supporting
• Curly Tom (played by Paul Hurst) — supporting
• Cluff (played by Andy Clyde) — supporting
• Eaton (played by Robert Coote) — supporting
• Rayburn (played by Addison Richards) — minor
• Bob Mulford (played by Douglas Walton) — minor
• Charlie Garth (played by Francis Ford) — minor
• Manuel Lopez (played by Francis McDonald) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Sheriff Bill Cummings → Manuel Lopez (Professional Sheriff Deputy)
• Sheriff Bill Cummings → Charlie Garth (Professional Sheriff Deputy)
• Sheriff Bill Cummings → Bob Mulford (Professional Sheriff Deputy)
• Sheriff Bill Cummings → Rayburn (Professional Sheriff Deputy)
• Sheriff Bill Cummings → Eaton (Professional Sheriff Deputy)
• Sheriff Bill Cummings → Cluff (Professional Sheriff Deputy)
• Sheriff Bill Cummings → Curly Tom (Professional Sheriff Deputy)
• Sheriff Bill Cummings → Billy Sweet (Professional Sheriff Deputy)
• Sheriff Bill Cummings → Chick Lyman (Professional Sheriff Deputy)

Story Dynamics

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

• Chick Lyman → Billy Sweet (Alliance Teammate)

Story Analysis

A Western thriller about justice and survival in the unforgiving desert

Plot Progression

1. The Gathering Storm
2. Into the Bad Lands
3. Stranded and Attacked
4. Justice in the Wilderness