Abe Lincoln Of Ninth Ave 1939 | Streets Of New York 1939 | Classic Crime Drama

The Abe Lincoln of Ninth Avenue is a 1939 American film directed by William Nigh.
The film is also known as Streets of New York , and The Abraham Lincoln of the 4th Avenue.
Plot:
"Jimmy" (Jackie Cooper) and crippled "Gimpy" (Martin Spellman) run the corner newsstand. Spike (David Durand), a neighbourhood delinquent, doesn't like it, on his turf, and does everything he can to get them into trouble, and disrupt their circulation.
When they get in trouble, Judge Carroll (George Irving) tries to help them out. He doesn't want Jimmy going bad, like his big brother, the racqueteer, 'Tap' (Dick Purcell), while Jimmy is trying to go to school and teach himself to be a lawyer, like his hero, Abraham Lincoln.
Jimmy has to choose between the right thing, and family, when his brother comes to him for help.
The story starts with Jimmey Keenan as a strong independent teenager who owns a paper stand and trying to eventually become a lawyer. Jimmey is also a kindhearted man that takes care of a crippled kid whose name is Gimpy after Gimpy's mother died. While he is trying to be an honorable man, he is tided down by his brother Tap Keenan's reputation who is a well-known criminal. As he continues his pursuit of being a lawyer, a neighborhood teenage gang lead by Spike is trying to get him into trouble.
One night during Jimmey's night school, he got noticed that Gimpy and rest of Spike's gang were arrested due to gambling. Trying to get Gimpy out of trouble, Jimmey went to the court and convinced the judge that Gimpy was not actually gambling since there was no evidence of involvement of money. Judge Carroll was surprised by how well spoken is Jimmey and let the kids go. After the court, Judge Carroll learned that Jimmy is the brother of Tap Keenan, and told Jimmey to continue to pursuit his dream, hoping him will not be like his brother. Jimmey on the other hand, went to his brother on their mother's birthday. While Tap told Jimmey he can pay for Jimmey's college and want Jimmey to work for him afterwards, Jimmey declined and told Tap to stay disconnected with him in the future.
After a Christmas gathering the Judge Corall's home. Jimmey find out that his brother as killed a man is currently hiding from the police. Spike came to taunt Jimmey and mocked his mother. So, a fight broke out of the street. After Spike and his gang fled the scene losing to Jimmey and his friends, Jimmey returned to his room only to find that his brother is hiding in there. Tap start to convince Jimmey to help him to escape and will be able to live a good life with the money he has, Jimmey insist Tap to turn himself in. During the conversation, Gimpy tried to open the door to find Jimmey, not knowing who it is, Tap shot through the door injuring Gimpy. Jimmey then wrestled with Tap, and police arrested Tap a few minutes later. After few days, Jimmey was told that Gimpy will be back later. Jimmey then walks a way from the new paper stand, continues to pursuit his dream to become lawyer, like his hero Abraham Lincoln did.
Source - Wikipedia
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