Tony Burke (played by William Hopper) is a protagonist in Public Wedding.
A penniless starving artist hired as a stand-in groom. He unexpectedly marries Flip, establishes a fake art fellowship to launder money and fund artists, gets arrested for fraud, and is eventually released to honeymoon in Europe with Flip. Joe Taylor (played by Dick Purcell) appears in Public Wedding.
A wheeler-dealer grifter who co-organizes the fake wedding. He promotes a rescued dancer as an amnesiac stripper, helps bilk society funds via a fake fellowship, and hands the stolen cash to Flip to avoid arrest. Tessie Schultz (played by Marie Wilson) appears in Public Wedding.
A fan dancer rescued from a police raid. Joe exploits her by marketing her as an amnesiac stripper for publicity, later visiting Pop in jail with news of the couple's departure. Nick (played by Archie Robbins) appears in Public Wedding.
A grifter in Pop's crew cast as the groom in the initial fake wedding. He absconds with the gate receipts along with the other con men.
Public Wedding (1937) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.
Characters
Tony Burke
(played by William Hopper) — protagonist
A penniless starving artist hired as a stand-in groom. He unexpectedly marries Flip, establishes a fake art fellowship to launder money and fund artists, gets arrested for fraud, and is eventually rel...
Joe Taylor
(played by Dick Purcell) — supporting
A wheeler-dealer grifter who co-organizes the fake wedding. He promotes a rescued dancer as an amnesiac stripper, helps bilk society funds via a fake fellowship, and hands the stolen cash to Flip to a...
Tessie Schultz
(played by Marie Wilson) — supporting
A fan dancer rescued from a police raid. Joe exploits her by marketing her as an amnesiac stripper for publicity, later visiting Pop in jail with news of the couple's departure.
Nick
(played by Archie Robbins) — supporting
A grifter in Pop's crew cast as the groom in the initial fake wedding. He absconds with the gate receipts along with the other con men.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Nick → Tessie Schultz
(Unknown Circus Acquaintance)
Tony Burke → Tessie Schultz
(Conflict Rival)
Joe Taylor → Nick
(Alliance Carnival Partner)
Tony Burke → Nick
(Alliance Fellow Grifter)
Joe Taylor → Tessie Schultz
(Alliance Business Partner)
Tony Burke → Joe Taylor
(Alliance Conspirator)
Story Analysis
A group of grifters navigate escalating scams, accidental legal bonds, and financial crises before finding redemption abroad.
