So’s Your Aunt Emma!

Emma Bates is an enterprising spinster who travels from her sisters' home to New York City to attend a boxing match. Her decision triggers a web of danger as gangsters mistake her for Ma Parker and set their plans against her. She uses wit and nerve to maneuver through crime, win allies, and ultimately help rescue the boxer Mickey. Her character embodies resourcefulness and stubborn resilience in the face of crime.

Terry Connors is a newspaper reporter assigned to sports, trading his planned crime scoop for a ticket to the fight. His pursuit of the Rex Crenshaw kidnapping becomes a tangled chase that overlaps with Emma's street-smart ploys. He helps unravel the Henderson-Hammond plot and ultimately teams with Emma to orchestrate a rescue. The arc shows a reporter driven by truth, balancing ambition with loyalty and romance.

Mickey O’Banion is a talented young boxer whose career is leveraged by mobsters. As a client of Gus Hammond, he becomes a pawn in a fixed fight orchestrated by Flower Henderson, drawing him into danger. After being kidnapped from the hospital, he is saved by Emma and Terry's plan. He embodies the vulnerability of athletes drawn into crime and the hope for a clean break.

Gus Hammond is a gangland manager whose ambitious scheme ties boxing to influence and crime. He colludes with rival Flower Henderson and orchestrates moves that put Emma and Mickey at risk. When the plan unravels, he confronts the consequences and is ultimately challenged by Emma's undercover effort.

Flower Henderson is the gangster rival whose interests collide with Hammond's. He manipulates Mickey’s career and uses Zelda to sway him. His plan is exposed, and he is shot during the final confrontation.

Zelda LaFontaine is Henderson's girlfriend who tries to charm Mickey away from Hammond and to influence outcomes through manipulation and flirting. She plays a double game, aiming to tip the balance in Henderson's favor. Her scheming highlights the theme of deception versus appearance.

Joe Gormley is one of Hammond's henchmen who spots Emma at the boxing match and believes she is Ma Parker. His suspicion triggers danger and he ends up as one of the victims in the gang's collapse.

Maris is Terry's fiancée, initially furious about a broken appointment and later seen performing at Henderson's nightclub. She becomes entangled in the scheme but remains a crucial link between Terry and Emma as they work to rescue Mickey.

Rex Crenshaw is the famous lawyer whose kidnapping motivates the press thread in the story. He represents the criminal interests and becomes a target in Henderson's plot; his fate drives the investigation forward until he is recovered.

Detective Miller is the police investigator who helps close in on Hammond's gang. He coordinates with Terry and Emma during the raid on the hideout and the final rescue, providing official support to the narrative's denouement.