Kid Gloves (1929) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.
A hijacker who gets involuntarily married to Ruth after being caught in a firefight at her friend's apartment. He attempts to leave his criminal life behind for her, but is manipulated into a deadly h...
A woman caught between her political fiancé Stone and the hijacker Kid Gloves. After being forced into a fake marriage with Kid for her safety, she falls in love with him. She temporarily agrees to ma...
A former passenger in Duffy's cab who becomes involved with Ruth. Initially backs out of a relationship with Kid Gloves due to financial constraints, but later inherits a fortune and returns to pursue...
Stone's hired thug who stalks Ruth and later disguises himself as a police officer to arrest Kid Gloves under false pretenses. He is part of Stone's plot to eliminate Kid but is briefly bribed away by...
Ruth's aunt who despises Stone after learning of his true nature. Stone reluctantly confesses his continued intentions to marry Ruth to her, but she remains firmly opposed to the union.
Duffy's friend and a shoplifter who owns the apartment used as a safe house. He and Duffy attempt to warn Kid Gloves about a fatal hijacking setup, but arrive too late to prevent the initial ambush.
A taxi driver and Ruth's secret lover who intervenes in a street shootout. He helps shelter Ruth, attempts to warn Kid about a trap, and later fakes being a federal agent to rescue Kid. He briefly tak...
A powerful city politician and Ruth's fiancé who secretly funds criminal operations. He manipulates events to force Ruth into a marriage, orchestrates a deadly hijacking trap to kill Kid Gloves, and f...
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Kid Gloves offers to divorce Ruth so Penny can marry her, but Penny backs out because of a lack of funds.
Stone confesses his continuing intention to marry Ruth to Ruth's Aunt.
Penny returns after inheriting a fortune and is determined to marry Ruth.
Ruth is described as Duffy's secret lover, and he shelters her after she is left unconscious in his taxi.
Stone is identified as Ruth's political fiancé and continues wanting to marry her after she begins despising him.
Stone forces Kid Gloves and Ruth to marry on the spot after finding them together in Lou's apartment.
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
The Aunt despises Stone after learning of his true nature and opposes his union with Ruth.
Lou joins Duffy in trying to warn Kid Gloves about the fatal hijacking setup.
Duffy and Lou overhear the hijacking setup and rush to warn Kid Gloves, then Duffy rescues him from Stone and Butch.
Butch follows Ruth for Stone and later accompanies him while posing as a police officer to take Kid Gloves away.
Stone plots to eliminate Kid Gloves by sending Pony Joe to recruit him for a supposedly profitable hijacking.
Duffy carries Ruth into the apartment of his friend Lou, where they try to revive her.
A forced marriage gradually becomes a genuine partnership while political corruption and criminal violence threaten the couple.
Directed by Ray Enright
Kid Gloves (1929) · 10/10 · drama
Plot analysis generated from content on Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Related entry on Wikidata (Q55615972), public domain (CC0).