Character Relationships in Broad Daylight

Joel Morgan (played by Jack Mulhall) is a protagonist in Broad Daylight. A friend of a politician's son who is mistaken for the son by a gang of criminals. He is attacked and left for dead but recovers after Nora nurses him. Suspicious of her background, he initially leaves her. Two years later, he returns as a successful house owner, stops Nora's father from a robbery, protects her despite the evidence, and reunites with her. Peter Fay (played by Ralph Lewis) appears in Broad Daylight. Nora's father, a convicted swindler nearing the end of his prison sentence. He hopes his daughter will avoid his dishonest path. After his release, he attempts to break into a house to rob a safe, resulting in a violent clash with a criminal gang where he is ultimately caught by Joel. Davy Sunday (played by Kenneth Gibson) appears in Broad Daylight. A member of the criminal gang that blackmails Nora into a sham marriage. He attends the wedding as a witness alongside Shadow Smith and The Scarab. After discovering the groom is not the intended target, he participates in the gang's attempt to kill Joel and dispose of his body. Shadow Smith (played by Ben Hewlett) appears in Broad Daylight. A crook who witnesses Nora's forced basement wedding alongside Davy Sunday and The Scarab. He is part of the gang that realizes the groom's true identity, leading them to attack Joel Morgan and attempt to kill him. The Scarab (played by Bob Walker) appears in Broad Daylight. One of the three criminals present at Nora's coerced wedding. He joins Davy Sunday and Shadow Smith in realizing the false identity of the groom, prompting the gang's violent attempt to eliminate Joel Morgan.

Character Relationship Map: Broad Daylight

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Broad Daylight (1922) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.

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Story Analysis

A reformed man confronts his past when a desperate ex-convict and a criminal gang threaten his new life.

Plot Progression

  1. Prison Release & Blackmail
  2. Ambush & Recovery
  3. The House Break-In
  4. Confrontation & Redemption

Directed by Irving Cummings

Broad Daylight (1922) · 9/10 · crime

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