Frank Davis (played by John P. Ryan) is a protagonist in It's Alive.
Frank Davis is a successful public-relations consultant and Lenore Davis's husband, whose newborn son becomes a murderous mutant. After losing his job and joining the search, Frank initially denies the child is his, but later protects him, apologizes, and begs the police to study rather than kill him. Lt. Perkins (played by James Dixon) appears in It's Alive.
Lt. Perkins is the police officer leading the investigation into the hospital killings and the infant's subsequent attacks. He speaks with Frank about the danger to Chris, directs the pursuit through the sewers, and ends the story depressed after learning that another mutant baby has been born. The Doctor (played by Shamus Locke) appears in It's Alive.
The Doctor is the physician associated with Lenore's contraceptive pills. The Executive contacts him about the possible medical cause of the mutation and the company's liability, placing him at the center of the conflict between medical responsibility and the Davis family's tragedy. Nurse (played by Nancy Burnett) appears in It's Alive.
Nurse works in the hospital delivery room where Lenore Davis gives birth. She is among the medical staff attacked and killed by the deformed infant immediately after its birth, making her one of the first victims whose deaths trigger the investigation and public pursuit. Chris (played by Daniel Holzman) appears in It's Alive.
Chris is the first child of Frank Davis and Lenore Davis. He stays with Charley during the hospital visit, later attends the school targeted by the infant, and runs home when separated from his family. In the basement, Chris talks to the baby and promises to protect him. Charley (played by William Wellman Jr.) appears in It's Alive.
Charley is a family friend who looks after Chris while Frank Davis and Lenore Davis go to the hospital. When Chris runs away to return home, Charley follows by car, but the infant attacks him in the Davis basement aftermath and bites his neck, killing him. The Executive (played by Robert Emhardt) appears in It's Alive.
The Executive represents the pharmaceutical company connected to Lenore's contraceptive pills. He contacts The Doctor, acknowledges that the medication may have caused the child's mutation, and insists that the infant be destroyed so the company's responsibility will not be exposed.
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Characters
Frank Davis
(played by John P. Ryan) — protagonist
Frank Davis is a successful public-relations consultant and Lenore Davis's husband, whose newborn son becomes a murderous mutant. After losing his job and joining the search, Frank initially denies th...
Lt. Perkins
(played by James Dixon) — supporting
Lt. Perkins is the police officer leading the investigation into the hospital killings and the infant's subsequent attacks. He speaks with Frank about the danger to Chris, directs the pursuit through...
The Doctor
(played by Shamus Locke) — supporting
The Doctor is the physician associated with Lenore's contraceptive pills. The Executive contacts him about the possible medical cause of the mutation and the company's liability, placing him at the ce...
Nurse
(played by Nancy Burnett) — supporting
Nurse works in the hospital delivery room where Lenore Davis gives birth. She is among the medical staff attacked and killed by the deformed infant immediately after its birth, making her one of the f...
Chris
(played by Daniel Holzman) — supporting
Chris is the first child of Frank Davis and Lenore Davis. He stays with Charley during the hospital visit, later attends the school targeted by the infant, and runs home when separated from his family...
Charley
(played by William Wellman Jr.) — supporting
Charley is a family friend who looks after Chris while Frank Davis and Lenore Davis go to the hospital. When Chris runs away to return home, Charley follows by car, but the infant attacks him in the D...
The Executive
(played by Robert Emhardt) — supporting
The Executive represents the pharmaceutical company connected to Lenore's contraceptive pills. He contacts The Doctor, acknowledges that the medication may have caused the child's mutation, and insist...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Frank Davis → The Doctor
(Professional Medical Negotiation)
Frank meets medical researchers and signs documents allowing experiments on the child's body after it is found and killed.
The Doctor → Nurse
(Professional Medical Colleague)
The delivery-room massacre kills doctors and nurses together before the infant escapes through the skylight.
The Executive → The Doctor
(Power Corporate Pressure)
The pharmaceutical executive contacts the doctor who prescribed Lenore's contraceptive pills and says the child must be destroyed to conceal company l...
Frank Davis → Chris
(Family Father)
Chris is identified as Frank Davis's first child, and Frank worries about Chris's safety when the infant reaches the school.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Lt. Perkins → The Doctor
(Conflict Opposing Authority)
At the sewer exit, the fertility doctor shouts for the police to kill the infant while Frank asks them to study it.
Frank Davis → Lt. Perkins
(Alliance Reluctant Cooperation)
Frank informs Lt. Perkins that Chris attends the school and later asks the police to study the infant rather than kill it.
Frank Davis → Charley
(Social Family Friend)
Frank and his wife leave Chris with Charley, who is described as a family friend.
Charley → Chris
(Social Caretaker)
Chris is left at Charley's house while his parents go to the hospital, and Charley later drives after Chris when he runs away.
Story Analysis
A father struggles between fear, scientific exploitation, and compassion as authorities hunt his dangerously mutated child.
