Fortune's Child

Beth, accused of stealing at the cheap New York boarding house where her only relief from drudgery are the fairy tales she reads, is threatened with being sent to the House of Corrections. S... Read allBeth, accused of stealing at the cheap New York boarding house where her only relief from drudgery are the fairy tales she reads, is threatened with being sent to the House of Corrections. She escapes and, after running all day, collapses on the doorstep of Jimmie Vernon, an arti... Read allBeth, accused of stealing at the cheap New York boarding house where her only relief from drudgery are the fairy tales she reads, is threatened with being sent to the House of Corrections. She escapes and, after running all day, collapses on the doorstep of Jimmie Vernon, an artist who has become a prizefighter out of necessity. Meanwhile, the real thief, boarder "Sup... Read all