Character Relationship Map: McLintock!

Characters

• Katherine Gilhooley McLintock (played by Maureen O'Hara) — protagonist
• Davey Elk (played by Perry Lopez) — supporting
• Jake Birnbaum (played by Jack Kruschen) — supporting
• Puma (played by Michael Pate) — minor
• Matt Douglas (played by Gordon Jones) — minor
• Governor Cuthbert H. Humphrey (played by Robert Lowery) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Governor Cuthbert H. Humphrey → Matt Douglas (Professional Government Counterpart)

  Matt Douglas acts as a local bureaucrat, while Governor Humphrey presides over the territorial hearing that determines the Comanche chiefs' fate.

• Puma → Governor Cuthbert H. Humphrey (Power Petitioner And Authority)

  Puma's plea regarding the Comanche people is delivered to Governor Humphrey, but Humphrey ignores it and the chiefs are ordered imprisoned before remo...

• Jake Birnbaum → Davey Elk (Professional Employer And Assistant)

  The plot identifies Jake Birnbaum as the general store owner and Davey Elk as his assistant. Davey is present at the store and becomes involved in the...

Story Dynamics

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

• Katherine Gilhooley McLintock → Governor Cuthbert H. Humphrey (Social Rejected Suitor)

  During the Fourth of July celebrations, Katherine refuses Governor Humphrey's advances.

• Matt Douglas → Puma (Conflict Political Opponent)

  Douglas protests the Comanche settlement near the homesteaders, while Puma arrives as a Comanche chief seeking a hearing for his people.

Story Analysis

A Western comedy intertwines marital reconciliation, family conflict, frontier politics, and a Comanche escape.

Plot Progression

1. Ranch Tensions Return
2. A Town Ready to Riot
3. Family and Public Humiliation
4. The Failed Hearing
5. Raid and Reconciliation