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Woman Runs Away from Home on New York Train Adventure
An elderly, genteel visitor explains she is fleeing a dull life at her Forest Hills estate to seek independence. She befriends a former boxing trainer aboard a commuter train and reveals she is escaping from her son in law Peter K Jr, a famous public figure. The encounter unfolds with humor and tension as she questions her future and the proprieties of her flight.
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Rockhurst
Yanks
Babe the Mighty
War Club
Babe
Babe Ruth
Shorty McCabe
42Nd Street
Suz
Peter
Julia
Peter K., Jr
United States
Forest Hills
Hudson