A rich young boy has to prove his worth to the gang he has just joined by enduring all sorts of hardships, including a kidnap attempt, before they'll accept him..
A champagne flute hurled into a back-alley bonfire—Rags to Riches is that shatter, that hiss, that upward curl of smoke you can almost smell. Picture 1923: Wall Street swells jitterbug across mahogany bars while newsboys hawk headlines about bootleggers and body-snatchers. Into this chiaroscuro steps our unnamed pro...
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" A champagne flute hurled into a back-alley bonfire—Rags to Riches is that shatter, that hiss, that upward curl of smoke you can almost smell. Picture 1923: Wall Street swells jitterbug across mahogany bars while newsboys hawk headlines about bootleggers and body-snatchers. Into this chiaroscuro steps our unnamed protagonist, played by James Quinn with the porcelain arrogance of a prince who has never been refused a second helping. The camera loves the way his ivory spats hesitate at a puddle—..."
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