Character Relationship Map: Unashamed

Characters

• Joan Ogden (played by Helen Twelvetrees) — protagonist

  Joan is in love with Harry Swift and insists that she believes in him despite his fears about her family's judgment. After her testimony helps put her brother Dick in danger of conviction for Harry's...

• Dick Ogden (played by Robert Young) — supporting

  Dick is Joan's brother and is tried for Harry Swift's murder after a pistol he was holding goes off. He testifies that he had been boasting about his marksmanship, drew the gun to prove he had one, an...

• Henry Trask (played by Lewis Stone) — supporting

  Henry Trask is approached by Joan after her testimony has helped place her brother Dick in danger of conviction. He criticizes her for failing to show Dick sympathy in court, then offers a possible wa...

• District Attorney Harris (played by John Miljan) — supporting

  The District Attorney presents the prosecution's case against Dick for Harry's death, describing it as straightforward: Harry was killed by a pistol fired by Dick. He argues that the jury must apply t...

• Harry Swift (played by Monroe Owsley) — supporting

  Harry Swift is Joan's beloved, but he fears that her father will reject him because of his gambling reputation and lack of money. He promises Joan to change and make a living, and asks Mr. Ogden for p...

• Mr. Ogden (played by Robert Warwick) — supporting

  Mr. Ogden is Joan's father. When Harry asks permission to marry Joan, he refuses, calls Harry unworthy, and orders him to stay away. His rejection is tied to Harry's reputation for gambling and lack o...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Henry Trask → Joan Ogden (Professional Counsel And Witness) — Trask challenges Joan over her testimony but offers a risky possible route to save Dick, which Joan agrees to pursue despite the danger to her reputation.

  Joan begs Trask to save Dick. Trask reminds her that she testified against Dick, offers a possible way to help him, and prepares to cross-examine her.

• District Attorney Harris → Dick Ogden (Professional Prosecutor) — Harris presents the case against Dick and rejects an appeal to an unwritten law.

  The District Attorney argues that Harry was killed by a pistol fired by Dick and urges the jury to judge the case according to the law.

• Mr. Ogden → Joan Ogden (Family Father And Daughter) — Mr. Ogden's refusal to allow the marriage obstructs Joan and Harry's relationship.

  Harry asks Joan's father, Mr. Ogden, for permission to marry her, establishing Mr. Ogden as her father.

• Joan Ogden → Dick Ogden (Family Sister And Brother) — Their sibling bond becomes strained by Joan's courtroom testimony, but she later accepts personal risk in an effort to help Dick.

  The plot identifies Dick as Joan's brother. Joan's testimony helps place him in danger of conviction, and she later begs Trask to save him.

• Joan Ogden → Harry Swift (Romantic Lovers) — Joan supports Harry's promise to change his gambling ways, while their hope of marrying is blocked by her father's refusal.

  The plot states that Joan is in love with Harry, and she tells him she believes in him when he worries that her father will reject him.

Story Dynamics

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

• Dick Ogden → Harry Swift (Conflict Accidental Killer) — Harry's death leads to Dick's murder trial; Dick describes the shooting as accidental, while the prosecution presents it as a killing by Dick.

  Dick testifies that his pistol went off in his hand and Harry said he had been shot. Dick denies having a reason to kill Harry.

• Mr. Ogden → Harry Swift (Conflict Opposed Suitor) — Harry argues that he loves Joan and can support them, but Mr. Ogden remains adamant because of Harry's reputation and lack of money.

  Mr. Ogden refuses Harry's request to marry Joan, calls him unworthy, and orders him to stay away.

Story Analysis

A romance blocked by paternal opposition gives way to a murder trial, where a sister seeks a risky way to help her brother.

Plot Progression

1. A Love Facing Rejection — Joan loves Harry, who fears her father's disapproval because of his gambling reputation and lack of money. He promises to change, and she tells him she believes in him.
2. A Father's Refusal — Harry asks Mr. Ogden for permission to marry Joan. Mr. Ogden calls him unworthy and orders him away, refusing to be persuaded by Harry's declaration of love and promise of support.
3. The Fatal Pistol — Harry dies after a pistol goes off in Dick's hand, as Dick later recounts. The death becomes the basis of a murder case against Dick.
4. Dick's Trial — The District Attorney presents the shooting as a killing by Dick and urges the jury to follow the law. Dick describes the pistol going off accidentally and denies having a motive to kill Harry.
5. Joan's Risky Appeal — Joan's testimony has endangered Dick, and reading about the death house makes her seek Trask's help. Trask warns that his proposed course could ruin her reputation; he announces newly found evidence,...