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A recently released thief trying to go straight wanders the streets on Christmas Eve. He stops a lonely young woman from jumping in the river to commit suicide and in the process makes a couple friends and learns the spirit of the...
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"This 1930 Vitaphone short is the kind of sentimental, melodramatic Depression-era Christmas story we just don't see anymore. From the beginning of the sound era, the simple 15 minute short tells the story of a man released from prison, wandering the streets looking for work and only finding a day or two here and there. He's got a heart of gold, but he's still the lovable pickpocket he's always been--he just needs a break. He sees a young lady about to kill herself by jumping off the pier, so he saves her, the police and a stolen watch provide further complications, and the ..."
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When Jimmy asks the woman if she wanted to "do a Brodie" by jumping into the water, he is referencing Steve Brodie (1861-1901) who claimed to have jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge and survived. This brought him a certain amount of fame and fortune, and the term entered the American English vernacular to mean to take a leap or chance, and a suicidal one at that.
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A recently released thief trying to go straight wanders the streets on Christmas Eve. He stops a lonely young woman from jumping in the river to commit suicide and in the process makes a couple friends and learns the spirit of the...