Character Relationship Map: Hideaway

Characters

• Joan Peterson (played by Marjorie Lord) — supporting

  Joan is the Petersons' daughter, torn between Bill Parker's wish to marry her and her own desire to pursue life in New York. She is attracted to Al Miller after he promises to help her get there, trav...

• Mike Clarke (played by J. Carrol Naish) — supporting

  Mike Clarke owns the vacant house occupied by the Peterson family. He arrives disguised as John Knox with his gang, pretending they are hunters and paying the family for lodging to conceal their crime...

• Bill Parker (played by William Corson) — supporting

  Bill is a forestry ranger who wants to marry Joan Peterson, though she hopes to pursue a life in New York. He arrives at the Peterson house and competes with Al Miller for Joan's affection. After Clar...

• Norris (played by Paul Guilfoyle) — supporting

  Norris leads a rival gang that learns from Frankie that Clarke and his men are hiding in the Peterson house. His gang intercepts Clarke and the others as they try to flee to Mexico, fatally shooting C...

• Jerry Nolan (played by Alec Craig) — supporting

  Jerry Nolan is identified as Mike Clarke's contact in New York. Clarke uses Frankie to deliver a message to him as part of the supposed real-estate errand. The plot summary does not describe Nolan app...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Mike Clarke → Jerry Nolan (Professional Criminal Contact) — Jerry is connected to Mike through a covert criminal communication.

  Mike sends Joan's father to New York to deliver a message to his contact, Jerry Nolan.

• Joan Peterson → Bill Parker (Romantic Suitor) — Bill seeks marriage with Joan, but her ambitions create emotional distance.

  Bill Parker wants to marry Joan Peterson, while Joan is uncertain because she wants to pursue a life in New York.

Story Dynamics

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

• Joan Peterson → Norris (Conflict Indirect Adversary) — Norris threatens Joan indirectly through his pursuit of Mike.

  Norris's investigation of Mike's connection to the occupied house leads to the gang's attack on the household where Joan is living.

• Bill Parker → Mike Clarke (Narrative Threatened Witness) — Bill becomes part of the civilian group endangered by Mike's criminal operation.

  Bill is present in the household conflict surrounding Mike's armed group and later returns with the family after the house is breached.

• Joan Peterson → Mike Clarke (Social Lodging Connection) — Joan becomes involved in Mike's concealment through the shared house.

  Joan is living in the house owned by Mike, and Mike offers the Peterson family payment to remain there while he and his associates hide.

• Mike Clarke → Norris (Conflict Gang Rival) — Their rivalry escalates from suspicion into a lethal confrontation.

  Norris questions Joan's father about Mike Clarke and later intercepts Mike and his gang while they are fleeing to Mexico.

Story Analysis

A family sheltering in an occupied house becomes entangled in a criminal hideout, rival gang violence, and an unexpected act of heroism.

Plot Progression

1. A House Without Permission — The Peterson family occupies a vacant house while Joan weighs marriage against her desire for New York. Mike Clarke arrives secretly with armed associates and turns the home into a temporary hideout.
2. The Party Under Cover — Mike pays for lodging and pretends that his armed group are hunters. A house party and Bill's presence create social pressure that repeatedly threatens the criminals' disguise.
3. The False Real Estate Errand — Mike offers money for a supposed real-estate mission in New York. The trip is actually a delivery to Jerry Nolan, while Joan becomes disappointed and seeks a return home.
4. Rivals Find the Hideout — Norris learns that Mike and his group are hiding in the Peterson house. The warning reaches Mike, forcing an urgent flight toward Mexico.
5. The House Strikes Back — Norris's gang intercepts Mike and fatally shoots him, but Mike reveals his identity before dying. The gang then breaches the house and is defeated, leading to a public tribute.