My Left Hand Man

The Emersons are a theatrical family of sorts one son Samuel17 is a street performer who recites Shakespeare while his brother Beckett 19 picks pockets in the crowd Their father Warrn a hasbeen thespian spends the take on booze and ponies But Samuel wants to make like his comic book hero The Cardinal Comet and split And a visit from a murderous loan shark gives Samuel a chance at freedom but at a high price