Dosia Dale (played by Lillian Gish) is a protagonist in The Lost House.
A young Kentucky heiress and her uncle's ward, Dosia is held under his control after he spends her fortune and proposes marriage to avoid financial ruin. When she refuses, he conspires with Dr. Protheroe to confine her. Ford discovers and helps rescue her; she and Ford pledge themselves to each other as they escape the burning house. Ford (played by Wallace Reid) appears in The Lost House.
A reporter who notices a note Dosia slips through the bars of her room and investigates after the police dismiss it. He tracks her to Dr. Protheroe's house by playing a street piano, gains entry under a false explanation, and finds her. After resisting an attack by Protheroe and Dosia's uncle, he escapes the burning house with Dosia, whom he pledges to marry. Dosia's Uncle (played by F.A. Turner) appears in The Lost House.
Dosia's guardian has spent her fortune and proposes marriage as the time approaches to hand it over. When she indignantly refuses, he joins Dr. Protheroe in a scheme to do away with her and helps attack Ford after Ford finds her. He opens fire on the police during the rescue and is shot to death. Cuthbert (played by Elmer Clifton) appears in The Lost House.
Ford's pal, Cuthbert is part of Ford's rescue plan. Ford barricades himself inside the house, relying on Cuthbert to bring the police at twelve if Ford and Dosia have not safely gotten out. The summary gives no further details about Cuthbert's actions or fate. Dr. Protheroe (played by Allan Sears) appears in The Lost House.
A crook and charlatan called in by Dosia's uncle, Dr. Protheroe conspires with him to do away with Dosia. He confines her in an upper room at his house and attacks Ford when Ford discovers her. During the police rescue he opens fire alongside the uncle, and is shot to death.
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Characters
Dosia Dale
(played by Lillian Gish) — protagonist
A young Kentucky heiress and her uncle's ward, Dosia is held under his control after he spends her fortune and proposes marriage to avoid financial ruin. When she refuses, he conspires with Dr. Prothe...
Ford
(played by Wallace Reid) — supporting
A reporter who notices a note Dosia slips through the bars of her room and investigates after the police dismiss it. He tracks her to Dr. Protheroe's house by playing a street piano, gains entry under...
Dosia's Uncle
(played by F.A. Turner) — supporting
Dosia's guardian has spent her fortune and proposes marriage as the time approaches to hand it over. When she indignantly refuses, he joins Dr. Protheroe in a scheme to do away with her and helps atta...
Cuthbert
(played by Elmer Clifton) — supporting
Ford's pal, Cuthbert is part of Ford's rescue plan. Ford barricades himself inside the house, relying on Cuthbert to bring the police at twelve if Ford and Dosia have not safely gotten out. The summar...
Dr. Protheroe
(played by Allan Sears) — supporting
A crook and charlatan called in by Dosia's uncle, Dr. Protheroe conspires with him to do away with Dosia. He confines her in an upper room at his house and attacks Ford when Ford discovers her. During...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Dosia Dale → Dosia's Uncle
(Family Ward And Guardian)
Dosia Dale is described as her uncle's ward, and he exercises authority over her while controlling her fortune.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
