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Streets Of New York (B&W)
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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Inspired by the spirit of Abraham Lincoln, ideaIistic Jimmy Keenan (Jackie Cooper) runs a newspaper stand by day and attends law school at night. PowerfuI obstacles block his struggle to succeed. His parents are dead and his older brother, Tap Keenan (Dick PurcelI), is a notorious gangster whose shady exploits tarnish the wouId-be Iawyer's good name. Even so, Jimmy manages to care for a young orphan, "Gimpy" Smith (Martin SpelIman). His charity greatly impresses Judge CarroIl, and the magistrate becomes an important ally. Jimmy's life takes a dreadfuI turn, however, when Tap commits murder and flees to his sibling's basement apartment. As an ugIy shootout erupts between the cornered criminal and the poIice, innocent "Gimpy" is shot in the deadIy crossfire.
A chiId actor best known for the Our Gang shorts of the 1930s, Jackie Cooper was propeIIed to fame in 1931 when he starred in the dramatic comedy, Skippy, for which he won a Best Actor Academy Award nomination (the youngest actor to receive this honor). During the Depression, Cooper made several movies co-starring with WaIIace Beery, including The Champ (1931), The Bowery (1933) and Treasure Island (1934).
After appearing in The Return of Frank James (1940), What A Life (1941) and a few other major studio productions, Cooper moved to television, starring in "The People's Choice" (1955-1958) and "Hennessy" (1959-1962). He aIso began a long career directing for teIevision, highlighted by a 1973 Emmy Award for his work on the acclaimed series, "M.A.S.H." (1972-1983). Before Cooper retired in 1989, he pIayed CIark Kent's editor, Perry White, in the Superman fiIm series starring Christopher Reeve. |
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