High Sierra (1941)

Poverty cripples all but the strongest. It deprives one of choices that would enable one to discover one's proclivities and shape them into a character. Relative poverty hurts most, as the affluent buy some of the freedom that could have been available to the impoverished. The impoverished can gain freedom by hard work and luck, or by force and luck. A prosperous society channels force into work and prevents extreme poverty due to bad luck, thus nurturing character. The perils of riches are left unexplored by this B-movie.