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Robert Hardy Andrews (writer)
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12 April 1939 (USA)
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Jimmy, an idealistic and hard-working young man, has just arrived in New York City with dreams of making his fortune...
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Very Nice Surprise!
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Jackie Cooper | ... | James Michael 'Jimmy' Keenan |
| Martin Spellman | ... | William McKinley 'Gimpy' Smith |
| Marjorie Reynolds | ... | Anne Carroll |
| Dick Purcell | ... | T.P. 'Tap' Keenan |
| George Cleveland | ... | Pop O'Toole |
 | George Irving | ... | Judge Carroll |
| Robert Emmett O'Connor | ... | Police Officer Burke |
| Sidney Miller | ... | Jiggsy, newsboy |
| David Durand | ... | Spike Morgan |
| Buddy Pepper | ... | Flatfoot, newsboy |
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| William Gould | ... | (scenes deleted) |
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The Abe Lincoln of Ninth Avenue
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73 min
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Well, this was quite a surprise. Jackie Coogan plays the hell out a kid trying to make a name for himself and also trying to influence the other kids on his block to look up to him. Seeing that most of the kids in the area are Dead-End-Kid Wannabes, you can tell it's not going to be easy. His main focus is a kid his family has taken in since both of his parents are dead. The kid is disabled too. His name? Yes! It's Gimpy! After a somewhat slow start what with Coogan's character successfully getting the neighborhood kids out of a charge of gambling with Dice, and getting into a long winded conversation about how Abe Lincoln was the greatest person alive, the film shifts mostly to Coogan's relation to Gimpy. Gimpy doesn't have a lot going for him, and Coogan wants that to change, so when Christmas comes around, he wants it to be the best ever for Gimpy! (Bring a Kleenex for these scenes (I needed one!), Soon a subplot involving Coogan's gangster older brother comes into play, and guess who gets caught in the middle! (Hint, bring more Kleenex). I REALLY liked Coogan in this one, his performance here is so underplayed, powerful and strong.