Frigyes, shortly after immigrating to New York City from Hungary, leaves his family for the pleasures and gratifications of being a street bum. But as time goes by, the appeal of this lifestyle wanes. A series of adventures with other drifters reaches a dramatic conclusion when some thugs murder one of them. This startling event forces Frigyes to come to terms with his current situation and decide whether to return to the family he abandoned.

In 1902, an African-American family living on a sea island off the coast of South Carolina prepares to move to the North.

A small-town eccentric opens a café in her decaying home.

A New York City street artist rescues a baby girl after her father is murdered. He then sets off to find the mother, but has to first learn how to care for the child. Ultimately he ends up in a horse drawn chase for the murderers.

Alexa is very attentive to her customer's requests, but soon realizes that prostitution has limited long term career potential...