Juggling the Stars

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Morris Duckworth, an English teacher in Verona, grapples with his envy and disdain for his wealthy students while living in poverty. His petty thefts escalate into grand larceny as he seeks revenge on the privileged class. When a beautiful heiress falls for him, he sees a chance for a better life, but her mother's disapproval leads him to devise a daring plan: he persuades the heiress to elope with him and then plans to ransom her back to her family, intertwining romance and crime in his quest for upward mobility.