Have a Heart (1934)

Sally sits by her window earning money for an operation so she can be a dance teacher again. Jimmie is an ice cream salesman hoping to advance. Their romance is sidetracked when she uses her savings to help him in a fix.

Director:

David Butler

Writers:

Buddy G. DeSylva (story) (as B.G. De Sylva), David Butler (story)

Stars:

Jean Parker, James Dunn, Una Merkel

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jean Parker	...	Sally Moore
James Dunn	...	James 'Jimmie' Flaherty
Una Merkel	...	Joan O'Day
Stuart Erwin	...	Gus Anderson
Willard Robertson	...	Mr. Schauber
Samuel S. Hinds	...	Dr. Spear
Paul Page	...	Joe Lacy
Muriel Evans	...	Helen, Schauber's Secretary
Kate Price	...	Mrs. Kelly, the Landlady
Pepi Sinoff	...	Mrs. Abrahams
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Homans	...	Policeman (scenes deleted)
Olaf Hytten	...	Drunk (scenes deleted)
Charles R. Moore	...	Negro (scenes deleted)
Hector V. Sarno	...	Organ Grinder (scenes deleted) (as Hector Sarno)
William Wagner	...	Milk Truck Driver (scenes deleted)

Storyline

Sally sits by her window earning money for an operation so she can be a dance teacher again. Jimmie is an ice cream salesman hoping to advance. Their romance is sidetracked when she uses her savings to help him in a fix.

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Plot Keywords:

secretary | thief | watchmen | doctor | doll | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 September 1934 (USA)

Also Known As:

Corações Doces

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film's television premiere took place in Los Angeles Thursday 27 June 1957 on KTTV (Channel 11); it first aired in Chicago 24 July 1957 on WBBM (Channel 2), in both Philadelphia and Norfolk VA 22 August 1957 on WFIL (Channel 6) and on WTAR (Channel 3), in New York City 27 August 1957 on WCBS (Channel 2), in New Haven CT 5 September 1957 on WNHC (Channel 18), in Altoona PA 19 September 1957 on WFBG (Channel 10), in Indianapolis 26 December 1957 on WLW-I (Channel 13), in Albany NY 17 January 1958 on WTEN (Channel 10), and in Tampa 3 February 1958 on WFLA (Channel 8); it finally found its way to Seattle 11 September 1960 on KING (Channel 5) and to San Francisco 13 March 1962 on KGO (Channel 7).

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Quotes

Gus Anderson: [Joan, who's a beautician, is giving Gus a manicure] The trouble with you dizzy dames is ya don't know how to make big money.
Joan O'Day: Hold still, willya? I suppose you do. You're nothing but a bundle-wrapper outta work.
Gus Anderson: A shipping clerk in quest of a situation,
[takes his left hand out of the soaking solution, and shakes his wet finger at her]
Gus Anderson: if ya don't mind!
Joan O'Day: Hey, quit that, willya?
Gus Anderson: Besides, it won't be long until I'm one of the biggest racketeers in the country. I'm gonna be a success, I am. Wait and ...
[...]

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Soundtracks

The Wedding March
(uncredited)
Music by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Played at the party as part of the score

User Reviews

I didn't much care for this strange little movie

I absolutely love early 1930s movies, but this one I thought was just awful. It has a quality of having been made up as the actors went along (perhaps it was made up as the writers went along!), and doesn't realistically address the problem of a disability, even for 1934.

Jean Parker has a speech pattern similar to Una Merkel's, and in appearance reminds me of Mary Martin, but somehow her personality lacks the spark that would have made me care more about her character's plight. I've always loved Una Merkel, and the film would have been deadly without her, but this wasn't anyone's best performance. It certainly is a cornucopia of character actors, though, as an earlier commenter said.