A young man from the country travels to the city to find his fortune. Although he has a letter of introduction from his wealthy uncle, the best job he can find is that of a street cleaner.


img{max-width:100%;height:auto}blockquote{border-left:4px solid #EAB308;padding-left:1rem;margin:1.5rem 0} Imagine, if you will, a nickelodeon cathedral whose vaulted ceiling flickers with the staccato shadows of 1922. The projector clatters like a Thompson gun, and suddenly the screen blooms with monochrome moonligh...

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" img{max-width:100%;height:auto}blockquote{border-left:4px solid #EAB308;padding-left:1rem;margin:1.5rem 0} Imagine, if you will, a nickelodeon cathedral whose vaulted ceiling flickers with the staccato shadows of 1922. The projector clatters like a Thompson gun, and suddenly the screen blooms with monochrome moonlight: skyscrapers gouging cloud-bellies, elevated trains vomiting sparks, and a lone country boy—boots still barnacled with prairie dust—wandering into the carnivorous embrace of New ..."
John Grey, Raymond Griffith, Mack Sennett
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