Skid row bar, 1912, a rag tag group of fallen men, each like a ghost haunting the wreckage of his own life, await the annual arrival of Hickey (Lee Marvin). This year, however, the charismatic Hickey brings not the usual rounds of drinks but the unwelcome news that he's off the sauce for good and has come to persuade Hope's drunks to do the same.
Skid row bar, 1912, a rag tag group of fallen men, each like a ghost haunting the wreckage of his own life, await the annual arrival of Hickey (Lee Marvin). This year, however, the charismatic Hickey brings not the usual rounds of drinks but the unwelcome news that he's off the sauce for good and has come to persuade Hope's drunks to do the same.
