Jimmy Hogan (played by Billy Halop) is a protagonist in Call a Messenger.
Jimmy is a young member of a gang caught robbing a post office. Given the choice of reform school or working as a messenger boy for the post office, he chooses the job and later brings his pals into it. He befriends fellow messenger boy Bob and tries to match him with his sister, Marge, but is eventually drawn into a planned post office robbery with his brother Ed. Frances O'Neill (played by Anne Nagel) appears in Call a Messenger.
Frances O'Neill becomes the messenger boys' new boss after Jimmy and his pals take jobs at the post office. The summary notes that the boys enjoy their work, especially because they find Frances attractive. She is therefore connected to Jimmy and the other boys through her supervisory role at their workplace. Bob Prichard (played by Jimmy Butler) appears in Call a Messenger.
Bob Prichard is a fellow messenger boy who becomes friends with Jimmy Hogan. Jimmy tries to set Bob up with his sister, Marge, believing Bob is a better match for her than the local gangster spending time with her. The summary does not say whether Jimmy's matchmaking succeeds.
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Characters
Jimmy Hogan
(played by Billy Halop) — protagonist
Jimmy is a young member of a gang caught robbing a post office. Given the choice of reform school or working as a messenger boy for the post office, he chooses the job and later brings his pals into i...
Frances O'Neill
(played by Anne Nagel) — supporting
Frances O'Neill becomes the messenger boys' new boss after Jimmy and his pals take jobs at the post office. The summary notes that the boys enjoy their work, especially because they find Frances attra...
Bob Prichard
(played by Jimmy Butler) — supporting
Bob Prichard is a fellow messenger boy who becomes friends with Jimmy Hogan. Jimmy tries to set Bob up with his sister, Marge, believing Bob is a better match for her than the local gangster spending...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Bob Prichard → Frances O'Neill
(Professional Messenger And Supervisor)
Bob is a fellow messenger boy, and Frances O'Neill is the new boss after the boys enter postal service.
Jimmy Hogan → Frances O'Neill
(Professional Employee And Boss)
Jimmy becomes a messenger boy for the post office, where Frances O'Neill is introduced as the new boss.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Jimmy Hogan → Bob Prichard
(Social Friends)
The plot states that Jimmy becomes friends with Bob after they work together as messenger boys.
Story Analysis
A young offender enters postal service as punishment but is pulled back toward crime when a renewed robbery threatens the post office.
