Destitute after his wife dies , he is forced to sell one of his children for $1,000 to a childless rich woman .
Charles Stoddard ( played by Hale ) is a poor artist living with his wife and two children in Greenwich Village .
Destitute after Charles Stoddard wife wife dies , Charles Stoddard is forced to sell one of his children for $1,000 to a childless rich woman .
Charles Stoddard ( played by Hale ) is a poor artist living with his wife and two children in Greenwich Village .