In the underworld of Manhattan, a woman dares to stand up to one of the city’s most powerful gangsters.

A spinster dressmaker falls for a ne’er-do-well.

An unpolished racketeer, whose racket is finding heirs for unclaimed fortunes, affects ethics and tea-drinking manners to win back the sweetheart who now works for his seemingly upright competitor.

Chandler, a con-man, and his helper Frank decide to create a clairvoyant act for the carny circuit, as a little research reveals Ameicans spent $125 million on mind-readers and astrology….

A successful lawyer struggles to deal with his wife’s unfaithfulness and his own hidden past.

Given a second chance after her arrest for prostitution, Mae decides to go straight. Mae is soon befriended by kindly cab driver Jimmy Doyle who gets her work at a…

A New York policeman helps a hungry and penniless young woman start life anew by arranging to get her a job in “The Follies”.