Character Relationship Map: Skyline

Characters

• Gordon A. McClellan (played by Thomas Meighan) — protagonist

  Construction boss who befriends John Breen and secretly hides his paternity. He attempts to distance Paula Lambert from John to protect him, but John's misunderstanding forces him to finally reveal hi...

• John Breen (played by Hardie Albright) — protagonist

  Young man who leaves his abusive stepfather to work on a skyscraper, fulfilling a childhood dream. He grows distant from his girlfriend, becomes attracted to the worldly Paula Lambert, and misinterpre...

• Katherine Kearny (played by Maureen O'Sullivan) — supporting

  John Breen's original girlfriend whom he initially loses interest in due to his attraction to Paula Lambert. She is ultimately reunited with John after his father reveals the truth to resolve the conf...

• Paula Lambert (played by Myrna Loy) — supporting

  A worldly woman who becomes John Breen's romantic interest after he loses interest in his girlfriend. She is secretly revealed to be Gordon MacClellan's former lover.

• Undetermined Role (uncredited) (played by Minna Gombell) — supporting
• Captain Breen (played by Stanley Fields) — supporting

  Described as John Breen's abusive stepfather, whom John leaves behind on a river barge to pursue his dream of working on a skyscraper.

• Kearny (played by Jack Kennedy) — supporting
• Judge West (played by Robert McWade) — supporting
• Gerry Gaige (played by Don Dillaway) — supporting
• Mrs. Kearny (played by Alice Ward) — minor
• Rose Breen (played by Dorothy Peterson) — minor

Story Analysis

A young man pursues his dream of skyscraper construction while navigating hidden paternity, romantic misdirection, and ultimate reconciliation.

Plot Progression

1. Departure and Ascent
2. Secrets and Shifts
3. Misunderstandings and Interventions
4. Revelation and Resolution