Character Relationship Map: Ghost Town

Characters

• Cheyenne Harry Morgan (played by Harry Carey) — protagonist

  Cheyenne Harry Morgan arrives in the area and reunites with Jim / Max McCall. After being taken into custody during the search, he is free when the gang escapes and refuses to flee. He directs Bud Ell...

• Bud Ellis (played by David Sharpe) — supporting

  Bud Ellis is asked by Sheriff Blair to serve as his deputy during the investigation into McCall’s apparent death and the robbery. After Cheyenne is free, Bud follows his instructions to release Billie...

• Billie Blair (played by Ruth Findlay) — supporting

  Billie Blair becomes involved as the town responds to McCall’s apparent death and the investigation. During the gang’s escape, she is left locked up in the sheriff’s office. Cheyenne tells Bud Ellis t...

• Sheriff Blair (played by Ed Cassidy) — supporting

  Sheriff Blair organizes a search after McCall is found injured near a ravine and brings a suspect back to town. As the investigation proceeds, he asks Bud Ellis to serve as his deputy. The gang later...

• Jim / Max McCall (played by Earl Dwire) — supporting

  Jim / Max McCall is Abe Rankin’s absent mine-discovery partner and helped build the prosperous town near the Royal Flush mine. He travels in a battered car and is lured onto a lonely road in an attemp...

• Abe Rankin (played by Phil Dunham) — supporting

  Abe Rankin owns an interest in the Royal Flush mine and refuses the schemers’ attempt to buy into it. He explains that he and his absent partner, Jim / Max McCall, discovered the mine and built the ne...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Abe Rankin → Jim / Max McCall (Professional Former Mining Partners) — Rankin identifies McCall as his former partner in discovering the Royal Flush mine and establishing the town.

  Rankin explains that he and his absent partner, Jim / Max McCall, discovered the mine and built the nearby prosperous town.

• Sheriff Blair → Bud Ellis (Professional Deputy And Sheriff) — Blair brings Bud into the law-enforcement response by asking him to serve as deputy.

  Sheriff Blair asks Bud Ellis to serve as his deputy during the search and investigation.

Story Dynamics

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

• Cheyenne Harry Morgan → Billie Blair (Narrative Rescuer) — Cheyenne ensures Billie is freed rather than abandoning her while he pursues the gang.

  After the gang breaks into the sheriff's office and leaves Billie locked up, Cheyenne refuses to flee and tells Bud to release her.

• Bud Ellis → Billie Blair (Alliance Cooperating Allies) — Bud and Billie cooperate in carrying out Cheyenne's directions after the sheriff's office break-in.

  After Cheyenne instructs Bud to release Billie, the plot says Bud and Billie follow his instructions.

• Cheyenne Harry Morgan → Bud Ellis (Alliance Trusted Ally) — Cheyenne relies on Bud to help Billie and summon medical aid while he pursues the gang.

  Cheyenne tells Bud to release Billie and get a doctor to McCall. Bud follows these instructions, and he and Billie follow Cheyenne's directions.

• Cheyenne Harry Morgan → Jim / Max McCall (Social Friend And Rescuer) — Their reunion becomes a rescue effort when Cheyenne acts to get help for the wounded McCall.

  Cheyenne reunites with McCall. After learning McCall is alive but injured near the west tunnel, Cheyenne tells Bud to get a doctor and sets out to rec...

Story Analysis

A mine's uncertain fortune, an attempted robbery, and McCall's apparent death lead Cheyenne and the law into an unfinished pursuit.

Plot Progression

1. The Mine and Its Lost Fortune — Schemers try to buy into the Royal Flush mine, but Rankin refuses. He recounts how he and McCall discovered the mine and says the rich vein vanished years earlier.
2. An Ambush on the Road — Cheyenne reunites with McCall, who is traveling in a battered car. A schemer lures McCall onto a lonely road, and he is later found injured near a ravine.
3. The Search and the Suspect — The sheriff organizes a search and brings a suspect back to town, while Bud is asked to serve as deputy. Cheyenne is identified in custody as the town reacts to McCall's apparent death.
4. Cash Stolen from the Office — The gang learns that someone has found the money and breaks into the sheriff's office to retrieve it. The gang escapes, leaving Billie locked up.
5. The Pursuit Begins — Cheyenne reveals that McCall is alive near the mine's west tunnel and directs Bud to free Billie and get a doctor. Cheyenne goes after the money as the outlaws flee, but the account ends before the co...