In the hustle and bustle of 1950s Coney Island, where the buzzing crowd comes and goes trudging slowly over the wooden boardwalks, silent stories of the everyday toilers who give life to the attraction unfold.
Somewhere in a clam bar, there's the sad waitress Ginny, a one-time actress and now a suffering wife who's been given a second chance by the side of the well-intentioned but uncouth carousel operator, Humpty.
On the other hand, there's Humpty's 26-year-old estranged daughter, Carolina, who left the familial nest and a preordained future seeking adventure as a mobster's wife; only to return home with her wings broken, begging for forgiveness.
And from the lifeguard's high tower, where all is in plain sight, the young and charming lifesaver and hopeful playwright, Mickey, is the inadvertent but potent catalyst that binds everything together.
Shattered dreams, reckless love and betrayal, all under the bright lights of Coney Island.
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Wonder Wheel
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Coney Island Washboard
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The Mills Brothers:
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In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree
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Harry Williams:
Composer
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Over the Waves
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Juventino Rosas:
Composer
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Roses of Picardy
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Frederick Edward Weatherly:
Composer
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High Chaperone
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Werner Tautz:
Composer
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Drums West
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Harbor Lights
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Kiss of Fire
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Till I Waltz Again with You
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Let Me Call You Sweetheart
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You Belong to Me
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Bell Bottom Trousers
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April Showers
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Because of You
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Red Roses for a Blue Lady
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