Hearts of Humanity

• Director: William Christy Cabanne
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• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Melodrama
• Themes: Fathers and Sons, Death of a Parent
• Main Cast: Jean Hersholt, Jackie Searl, John Farrell MacDonald, Claudia Dell, Charles Delaney
• Release Year: 1932
• Country: US
• Run Time: 56 minutes

Plot

The descriptive phrase "melting pot" is elucidated in the sentimental drama Hearts of Humanity. Jean Hersholt stars as a golden-hearted Jewish pawnbroker whose daughter Caludia Dell falls in love with Irish-Catholic policeman Charles Delaney. When another Irish cop is killed by a burglar, Hersholt adopts the dead man's son Jackie Searl (here taking a break from his usual "nasty kid" roles). Jackie repays the favor by proving to be more loyal and upright than even Hersholt's own son (George Humbert). Evidently, the film was supposed to end with the young Searl's death; his miraculous recovery would seem to indicate that the preview audiences had something to say about the film's denouement. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Jean Hersholt
• Jackie Searl
• John Farrell MacDonald
• Claudia Dell
• Charles Delaney

Lucille La Verne; George Humbert; Betty Jane Graham; John Vosburgh; Tom McGuire; Richard Wallace

Credit

Jack Schulze - Art Director, William Christy Cabanne - Director, Don Lindberg - Editor, Brown and Spencer - Composer (Music Score), Charles Stumar - Cinematographer, John Clein - Producer, Olga Printzlau - Screen Story, Edward T. Lowe - Screenwriter