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A gesture fight in Hester Street

Opens on a street scene with a sidewalk and backdrop of storefronts. A bearded, dark-haired street peddler in a long dark coat and hat hawks his goods. A young woman in a long skirt walks past, and the peddler turns to gesture angrily after her. Behind him enters another bearded peddler. His cart bumps the first peddler, who turns and argues with the interloper. The argument escalates into a pushing match and then…

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