Character Relationship Map: Taxi 13

Characters

• Angus Mactavish (played by Chester Conklin) — protagonist

  Angus is a good-hearted, perpetually unlucky cabbie who struggles to support his wife and ten children with his old taxi. Proud of his lucky number 13, he unknowingly drives Mason after a robbery and...

• Mrs. Mactavish (played by Ethel Wales) — supporting

  Mrs. Mactavish is Angus's frazzled wife, sharing the strain of raising their ten hungry children on his meager cab earnings. When Angus reports that he may have earned a large payment, she faints at t...

• Flora Mactavish (played by Martha Sleeper) — supporting

  Flora is Angus and Mrs. Mactavish's sharp-tongued daughter, courted by police officer Dan Regan. After arguing with him about going dancing at Jazzland, she leaves and meets her former suitor Mason, w...

• Mason (played by Jerry Miley) — supporting

  Mason is a suave hoodlum assigned to steal a wealthy society woman's pearl necklace. He hires unsuspecting Angus to drive him after the robbery, then escapes with Berger and forces Angus to drive at g...

• Dan Regan (played by Hugh Trevor) — supporting

  Dan Regan is a persistent police officer assigned to follow the wanted jewel thief Berger, and he is courting Flora Mactavish. He interrupts the robbery at the Addison home and later pursues the fleei...

• Dennis Moran (played by Lee Moran) — supporting

  Dennis Moran is Angus's slick, opportunistic companion at the cabstand, sharing a garage with him but not his scruples. He notices Mason's suspicious handoff to Angus and later joins Regan in pursuing...

• Berger (played by Charles Byer) — supporting

  Berger is an internationally wanted jewel thief who returns from Europe and spots a society woman declaring a valuable pearl necklace at customs. He passes the tip to his gang, leading to Mason's assi...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Dan Regan → Berger (Professional Police Pursuer) — A police investigation targets Berger.

  Dan Regan is assigned to trail Berger after the internationally wanted jewel thief returns from Europe.

• Mason → Angus Mactavish (Professional Employer And Driver) — A criminal uses an innocent driver for transportation.

  Mason hires unsuspecting Angus to pick him up behind the Addison estate and pays him one hundred dollars, half in advance.

• Flora Mactavish → Mason (Romantic Former Suitor) — A dangerous and manipulative former romance.

  Mason is described as Flora's smooth-talking former suitor and tries to persuade her to run away with him.

• Flora Mactavish → Dan Regan (Romantic Courting Partner) — Their courtship develops into marriage.

  Dan Regan is courting Flora, and the film closes with their wedding.

• Angus Mactavish → Mrs. Mactavish (Family Husband) — A financially strained but supportive marriage.

  The plot identifies Mrs. Mactavish as Angus's wife. They struggle together to support their ten hungry children.

• Mrs. Mactavish → Flora Mactavish (Family Mother) — A mother-daughter family bond.

  Flora is identified as a Mactavish daughter, while Mrs. Mactavish is the family's mother and manages the household during the crisis.

• Angus Mactavish → Flora Mactavish (Family Father) — Angus is protective of his daughter.

  Flora is explicitly identified as Angus's daughter, and Angus later joins Dan Regan in rescuing her from the gang.

Story Dynamics

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

• Angus Mactavish → Dan Regan (Alliance Rescue Ally) — They cooperate to protect Flora.

  Regan tracks Flora down and brings Angus to confront the situation; together they rescue her after a fight with the gang.

• Dan Regan → Mason (Conflict Pursuing Officer) — Regan repeatedly obstructs Mason's criminal plans.

  Regan bursts into the Addison robbery, later pursues the hijacked cab, and finally confronts Mason's gang to rescue Flora.

• Berger → Mason (Alliance Criminal Partner) — They cooperate in planning and executing the robbery.

  Berger passes the customs tip about the pearl necklace to his gang, and Mason is assigned to carry out the heist.

• Angus Mactavish → Dennis Moran (Social Garage Companion) — A companionship undermined by unequal scruples.

  Moran shares Angus's garage and is described as his only real companionship at the cabstand.

Story Analysis

An honest but unlucky cabbie survives criminal manipulation and danger, ultimately turning a hidden fortune into family security and renewed hope.

Plot Progression

1. Thirteen Against Poverty — Angus struggles to support his family with an aging taxi while proudly treating thirteen as his lucky number. His garage companion Moran provides companionship but also watches for opportunities.
2. The Pearl Necklace Scheme — Berger identifies a valuable pearl necklace and passes the opportunity to Mason. Mason recruits Angus as an unwitting driver, while Moran notices the suspicious payment.
3. A Taxi Under Fire — Berger and Mason rob the Addison estate, but Regan interrupts them. The criminals hijack Angus's taxi, producing a dangerous pursuit and a forced escape.
4. The Family's False Fortune — Angus returns home confused while his family expects a celebration. Flora leaves after arguing with Regan and is drawn into Mason's deceptive hideout.
5. Pearls Beneath the Wreck — Regan and Angus rescue Flora from the gang. Angus then recovers the pearls from his former taxi during a movie stunt, earning the reward and securing a hopeful future.