简介：Inearly-1900sMilwaukee,bankclerkAugustSchillerishappywithhisjobandhisfamily.Heistaskedwithtransporting$1,000insecuritiestoChicago.Onthetrainhemeetsablondeseductresswhoconvinceshimtobuyherabottleofchampagneandtakeshimtoasaloon.Thenextmorningheawakensaloneinadilapidatedbedroomwithoutthesecurities.Hefindsthewomanandpleadswithhertoreturnthestolensecurities.Whenhealsothreatensher,heisknockedunconsciousbythesaloonowneranddraggedtoanearbyrailroadtrack.AsthecrooksstripshimofhisIDandpapers,Schillerrecoversandstruggleswiththesaloonowner,ultimatelythrowinghimintothepathofanoncomingtrain,killinghim.Schillerfleesand,asheisabouttotakehisownlife,seesinanewspaperthatheissupposedlydead.Thesaloonowner'smangledbodyhadbeenidentifiedasSchiller's.Twentyyearspass.Schillerisnowaged,unkempt,andemployedtopickuptrashinapark.Heseeshisownfamilygotoacemeteryandplaceawreathonhisgrave.FollowingotherscenesinaChristmassnowstorm,Schillermakeshiswaytohisformerhome,whereheseesthatthesonwhomhehadtaughttoplayviolinisnowasuccessfulmusician.Hewalksaway,carryinginhispocketadollarthathissongavehim,notrealizingthattheoldtrampwashisfather.…