Ed Thatcher
Business man striving to up his social class
Susie Thatcher
Wife of Ed Thatcher
Ellen Thatcher
Daughter of Ed and Susie
George Baldwin
Ambitious, young lawyer
Bud Korpenning
Upstate farmer escaping to NYC to avoid murder charge
Jimmy Herf
Moves to NYC with his wealthy mother
Lily (Muddy) Herf
Jimmy’s wealthy mother who has a stroke and dies early on
Gus McNeil
A worker who was hit by a train and collects money
Nellie McNeill
Wife of Gus
Nevada Jones
Theater actress and Ellen’s friend
Tony Hunter
Actor, struggles with his homosexuality
Stanwood Emery
Rebellious college student
AI illustrations generated by Midjourney.
