Character Relationship Map: This Was Paris

Characters

• Ann Morgan (played by Ann Dvorak) — protagonist

  An American fashion designer in Paris who catches the attention of Captain Bill Hamilton. Suspiciously linked to a German espionage network by MI5, she is unknowingly used by her employers to transpor...

• Van Der Stuyl (played by Robert Morley) — supporting

  A German fifth columnist who leads the espionage ring operating from Ann Morgan's fashion house. He manipulates Count Raul into donating an ambulance, which is exploited to hide a strategic message fo...

• Count Raul De La Vague (played by Harold Huth) — supporting

  Ann Morgan's friend who is deceived by the fashion house's management into believing their activities promote peace and anti-communism. He is tricked into donating an ambulance to the French cause, un...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Van Der Stuyl → Count Raul De La Vague (Power Manipulator And Dupe)

  Van Der Stuyl and the fashion house's management deceive Count Raul into believing they support Franco-German peace and cooperation against communism.

• Ann Morgan → Van Der Stuyl (Professional Employer And Employee)

  Ann works at the fashion house operated by Van Der Stuyl and Madame Florien, which serves as a center for German fifth-column activity.

Story Dynamics

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

• Ann Morgan → Count Raul De La Vague (Social Friends)

  The plot explicitly describes Count Raul De La Vague as Ann's friend.

Story Analysis

An innocent designer is drawn through espionage, invasion, and displacement as hidden manipulation turns ordinary connections into wartime consequences.

Plot Progression

1. Parisian Suspicion
2. The Hidden Network
3. The Ambulance Trap
4. Bombing And Betrayal
5. Flight Through Ruins