Character Relationship Map: Nabonga

Characters

• Ray Gorman (played by Buster Crabbe) — protagonist

  Ray Gorman comes to the jungle region to recover the loot from the crashed plane and clear his father's name, after his father was blamed for the bank theft and died by suicide. He saves Carl Hurst's...

• Marie (played by Fifi D'Orsay) — supporting

  Marie is Carl Hurst's female associate. She and Carl watch Ray Gorman to discover why he has come to the area, then secretly follow him as he sets out toward the jungle. Her actions make her part of t...

• Carl Hurst (played by Barton MacLane) — supporting

  Carl Hurst is a bar owner on the fringes of the jungle and employs a servant whom Ray Gorman rescues from an attack. Along with his female associate Marie, Hurst watches Gorman to learn what he is doi...

• Doreen Stockwell (played by Julie London) — supporting

  Doreen Stockwell is the grown daughter of T. F. Stockwell, living in the jungle as the reputed white witch. Her father disappeared there after their plane crashed, and she lives with a gorilla that pr...

• T.F. Stockwell (played by Herbert Rawlinson) — supporting

  T. F. Stockwell works at the Cairo bank, steals the contents of its safe deposit boxes, and flees by plane with his young daughter. After a storm brings the plane down in the jungle, he murders the pi...

• Doreen Stockwell als Kind (played by Jackie Newfield) — supporting

  As a child, Doreen Stockwell survives the plane crash in the jungle with her father and the pilot. While exploring the area, she finds a gorilla that has been wounded and left for dead by safari membe...

• Nabonga der Gorilla (played by Ray Corrigan) — supporting

  The gorilla is found wounded and left for dead by safari members, and young Doreen discovers it while exploring the jungle after the plane crash. Years later, the gorilla lives with the grown Doreen a...

Canonical Relationships

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

• T.F. Stockwell → Doreen Stockwell (Family Father) — Stockwell takes Doreen with him when he flees the bank theft; after the crash, he disappears in the jungle while she survives.

  The plot says Stockwell flees by plane with his young daughter Doreen and that the grown Doreen is his daughter.

• Carl Hurst → Marie (Professional Associate) — They act together to observe Gorman and follow his route into the jungle.

  The plot identifies Marie as Carl Hurst's female associate and says they spy on Gorman and secretly follow him together.

Story Dynamics

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

• Ray Gorman → Marie (Conflict Watched Pursuer) — Marie helps watch Gorman and follows him toward the jungle with Carl.

  Marie and Carl spy on Gorman, and the pair secretly follow him as he heads into the jungle.

• Ray Gorman → Carl Hurst (Conflict Watched Pursuer) — Hurst monitors Gorman's movements and secretly follows his jungle expedition.

  Carl Hurst and Marie spy on Gorman to find out what he is doing, then secretly follow him toward the jungle.

• Doreen Stockwell → Nabonga der Gorilla (Alliance Protector And Companion) — As an adult, Doreen lives with the gorilla, who protects her in the jungle.

  The grown Doreen lives with her gorilla, Samson, who protects her.

• Doreen Stockwell als Kind → Nabonga der Gorilla (Alliance Rescuer) — Doreen discovers the wounded gorilla in the jungle, beginning their connection.

  After the crash, young Doreen finds the gorilla wounded and left for dead by safari members.

Story Analysis

A bank thief's jungle disappearance links Ray Gorman's search for stolen loot to the mystery of a woman known as the white witch.

Plot Progression

1. The Stolen Fortune — Stockwell steals money and jewelry from the Cairo bank and flees south with his daughter. A storm brings their plane down in the jungle, where Stockwell murders the pilot after the loot is seen.
2. A Child and the Wounded Gorilla — After the crash, young Doreen explores the jungle and finds a gorilla wounded and left for dead. Years pass, and the grown Doreen lives in the jungle with the gorilla that protects her.
3. Gorman's Search — Ray Gorman arrives near the crash region seeking the missing loot to clear his father's name. Carl Hurst and Marie watch him, while Gorman's rescue of Hurst's servant brings him a clue about a jungle...
4. The Sky-Born Legend — Gorman connects the white-witch legend to Stockwell's plane crash and disappearance. He sets out toward the jungle with a guide, while Hurst and Marie secretly follow; the legend points to the grown D...