As the Great Depression grips St. Louis, Stanley, an orphaned newsie, lives in a poor part of town hit hard by the economic downturn. Hazel, a restless debutante-in-waiting, has begun to question her posh lifestyle in the midst of the suffering she sees around her. One night, Hazel sneaks out against her father’s wishes, and her path collides with Stanley’s when they discover the body of a murdered girl. |