That's the gist of this sparky and sentimental crime drama that in spite of many implausibilities turns out to be quite good. Cop Robert Armstrong, having witnessed the death of his copf father when he was a child, has declined having a child of his own with wife Mae Clarke, but when he is forced to shoot securities thief Ian MacDonald, he packs MacDonald's son Gary Gray up and brings him home.
Gray and Armstrong don't quite hear it off, but he does find a connection with Clarke and her father, J. Farrell MacDonald, and eventually, Armstrong comes around when the do-gooder ladies of the city step into find Gray a legitimate home. Armstrong is sure that the kid knows who aided his father, and needs to hide him for his protection as well as expose the other criminals.
You don't get much here as far as location footage, but certain well known places are mentioned, and there is a scene on the bay where Armstrong, Clarke and Gray have a picnic. Part of the film is sentimental but it is also violent and gritty. The acting at times isn't convincing, especially when gramps is shot and Gray barely reacts. But in spite of the sentiment, this is a fast moving and thrilling little programmer, better than many of the genre, and quite a different view of the naked city.
Gray and Armstrong don't quite hear it off, but he does find a connection with Clarke and her father, J. Farrell MacDonald, and eventually, Armstrong comes around when the do-gooder ladies of the city step into find Gray a legitimate home. Armstrong is sure that the kid knows who aided his father, and needs to hide him for his protection as well as expose the other criminals.
You don't get much here as far as location footage, but certain well known places are mentioned, and there is a scene on the bay where Armstrong, Clarke and Gray have a picnic. Part of the film is sentimental but it is also violent and gritty. The acting at times isn't convincing, especially when gramps is shot and Gray barely reacts. But in spite of the sentiment, this is a fast moving and thrilling little programmer, better than many of the genre, and quite a different view of the naked city.