Desperate, they sought the help of a fairy godmother who had them lock the young princess away in a tower, there to await the kiss of the handsome Prince Charming.With a script co-written by the director and Mardik Martin, the original film was a low-budget (at $300,000), semi-autobiographical, realistic tale about four struggling, small-time hoods and hustlers in New York""s grim Little Italy in Manhattan""s Lower East Side who were trying to establish themselves.Oh it paid me, sure, in money I couldn""t hang on to.Fair-weather friends, women, headlines! Hah! Why even the cops and the newsboys recognize me on sight - Marsh, the Magnificent, Marsh the Slave-Driver! Actors tell you how Marsh drove ""em and bullied ""em and even tore it out of ""em! And maybe there""s a few that""ll tell you how Marsh really made ""em.(Is the law after him?) Ethan retorts when asked about the brand-new coins: "So?" Later that night before bedtime, Ethan is left alone on the porch with only he dog for company and a sad, reflective look on his face.