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Fred Cochran, the hero, is a down-at-heel gangster, trying to make a comeback. Lil Smith is his loyal moll, a tart with a heart of gold, who longs for respectability and keeps a marriage licence ready for her lucky day. Fred's shpieler (gambling den) provides a refuge for the failures of the underworld: Paddy the gambler, Tosher the ponce with his girls Betty and Rosey, and Redhot, a sad little burglar who never manages to get warm. They all look to Fred for a living and when he wins on the hors
- Author
- Frank Norman; Frank Norman
- Publisher
- Samuel French Ltd
- Published
- 1960
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780573080456
- Subjects
- Music, Musicals, Arts
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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