Character Relationship Map: Nothing but the Truth

Characters

• Steve Bennett (played by Bob Hope) — protagonist

  The protagonist, a Miami stockbroker who bets he can remain perfectly honest for twenty-four hours. He navigates a complex situation on a yacht, facing social backlash and deception from his employers...

• Gwen Saunders (played by Paulette Goddard) — protagonist

  T.T. Ralston's niece who needs to raise $20,000 for a charity donation. She becomes romantically interested in Steve and actively helps him win his twenty-four-hour honesty bet by distracting Mr. Bish...

• T.T. Ralston (played by Edward Arnold) — supporting

  A corrupt stockbroker and Steve's employer who manipulates investments and actively sabotages Steve's honesty wager by rigging the yacht's clocks and monitoring him closely to ensure his failure.

• Linda Graham (played by Helen Vinson) — supporting

  An exotic dancer who initially interacts with Steve on the yacht. She later conspires with Dick Donnelly to falsely claim she is Steve's wife and that they have a child, complicating his honesty wager...

• Mrs. Ralston (played by Mary Forbes) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Gwen Saunders → T.T. Ralston (Family Niece)
• Steve Bennett → Linda Graham (Romantic Fabricated Spouse)
• Steve Bennett → T.T. Ralston (Professional Employer)
• Steve Bennett → Gwen Saunders (Romantic Love Interest)

Story Dynamics

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

• Mrs. Ralston → Gwen Saunders (Social Fellow Guest)
• T.T. Ralston → Linda Graham (Social Yacht Host And Visitor)
• Gwen Saunders → Linda Graham (Conflict Indirect Rival)
• Steve Bennett → Mrs. Ralston (Social Misunderstood Guest)

Story Analysis

A stockbroker's wager to maintain honesty against corporate deception and romantic entanglement.

Plot Progression

1. The Honest Bet
2. Yacht of Deception
3. Crisis on Board
4. Truth Prevails