Dream Street

London's Limehouse district is home to many desperate souls struggling to survive, including brothers Spike and Billy McFadden, who work at the local music hall. Like two sides of a coin, Spike is a coarse buffoon blessed with a marvelous singing voice, while Billy is a sensitive poet who composes great songs, but lacks the voice to sing them. They are both infatuated with dancer Gyspy Fair, whose beauty keeps audiences riveted to their seats. She is also coveted by the sinister Swan Way, the majordomo of a Chinatown gambling den. After rejecting his advances, Gyspy tells the police about the gangster's den of ill repute. Seeking revenge for exposing his criminal operations, Swan Way sends one of his thugs to murder Gypsy. Timid Billy breaks character and leaps to the girl's defense, accidentally killing the assailant. Spike takes the fall for Billy's crime and finds himself on trial for murder. Though it may cost him his life, Billy knows he cannot be silent and let his brother go to the gallows in his stead...

Upplagd i sortimentet: 4 februari, 2020