Teenager Jimmy Keenan operates a newsstand and is studying to become a lawyer. He takes care of a crippled boy named Gimpy whose mother has died. Jimmy's brother Tap Keenan is a notorious criminal. A neighborhood gang led by Spike is trying to lead Jimmy into trouble.
Gimpy and Spike's gang are arrested for gambling. Jimmy convinces Judge Carroll that Gimpy had not actually gambled, as there was no evidence of money involved. The judge is impressed with Jimmy and releases the kids. Judge Carroll later learns that Jimmy is Tap's brother and urges Jimmy to continue to pursue his dream, hoping that he will not follow in his brother's path. Tap offers to finance Jimmy's education and wants Jimmy to work for him after graduating. Jimmy declines and warns Tap not to contact him.
After a Christmas gathering at Judge Carroll's home, Jimmy learns that Tap has killed a man and is hiding from the police. When Spike taunts Jimmy and mocks his mother, they fight. Jimmy returns to his room but finds Tap hiding there. Tap tries to convince Jimmy to help him to escape, but Jimmy insists that Tap surrender. As Gimpy enters, Tap shoots through the door and injures him. Jimmy wrestles with Tap and police arrest Tap several minutes later. After a few days, Jimmy is told that Gimpy will return later. Jimmy abandons the newspaper stand and continues to pursue his dream to become a lawyer like his hero Abraham Lincoln.
Abe Lincoln of the Ninth Avenue is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
October 26, 2023
streets, york, 1939, film, streets, york, 1939, american, film, directed, william, nigh, streets, yorkfilm, posterdirected, bywilliam, nighwritten, byrobert, hardy, andrewsproduced, byscott, dunlap, producer, william, lackey, associate, producer, cinematograph. Streets of New York is a 1939 American film directed by William Nigh Streets of New YorkFilm posterDirected byWilliam NighWritten byRobert Hardy AndrewsProduced byScott R Dunlap producer William T Lackey associate producer CinematographyHarry NeumannEdited byRussell F SchoengarthMusic byEdward J KayProductioncompanyMonogram PicturesRelease date12 April 1939Running time73 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishThe film is also known as The Abe Lincoln of Ninth Avenue and The Abraham Lincoln of the 4th Avenue 1 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 References 4 External linksPlot edit nbsp George Irving Jackie Cooper and Marjorie Reynolds in Streets of New YorkTeenager Jimmy Keenan operates a newsstand and is studying to become a lawyer He takes care of a crippled boy named Gimpy whose mother has died Jimmy s brother Tap Keenan is a notorious criminal A neighborhood gang led by Spike is trying to lead Jimmy into trouble Gimpy and Spike s gang are arrested for gambling Jimmy convinces Judge Carroll that Gimpy had not actually gambled as there was no evidence of money involved The judge is impressed with Jimmy and releases the kids Judge Carroll later learns that Jimmy is Tap s brother and urges Jimmy to continue to pursue his dream hoping that he will not follow in his brother s path Tap offers to finance Jimmy s education and wants Jimmy to work for him after graduating Jimmy declines and warns Tap not to contact him After a Christmas gathering at Judge Carroll s home Jimmy learns that Tap has killed a man and is hiding from the police When Spike taunts Jimmy and mocks his mother they fight Jimmy returns to his room but finds Tap hiding there Tap tries to convince Jimmy to help him to escape but Jimmy insists that Tap surrender As Gimpy enters Tap shoots through the door and injures him Jimmy wrestles with Tap and police arrest Tap several minutes later After a few days Jimmy is told that Gimpy will return later Jimmy abandons the newspaper stand and continues to pursue his dream to become a lawyer like his hero Abraham Lincoln Cast editJackie Cooper as James Michael Jimmy Keenan Martin Spellman as William McKinley Gimpy Smith Marjorie Reynolds as Anne Carroll Dick Purcell as T P Tap Keenan George Cleveland as Pop O Toole George Irving as Judge Carroll Robert Emmett O Connor as Police Officer Burke Sidney Miller as Jiggsy newsboy David Durand as Spike Morgan Buddy Pepper as Flatfoot newsboyReferences edit Ness Richard 2020 Encyclopedia of Journalists on Film Lanham Rowman amp Littlefield p 433 ISBN 1 5381 0360 5 OCLC 1122722508 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Streets of New York 1939 film Streets of New York at IMDb Abe Lincoln of the Ninth Avenue is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Streets of New York 1939 film amp oldid 1165277339, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
