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Have a Heart
Have a Heart
	James Dunn (left) and David Butler on the set of Have a Heart
Directed by	David Butler
Screenplay by	Florence Ryerson; Edgar Allan Woolf
Story by	Buddy DeSylva; David Butler
Produced by	John W. Considine Jr.
Starring	Jean Parker; James Dunn; Una Merkel; Stuart Erwin; Willard Robertson
Cinematography	James Wong Howe
Edited by	Ben Lewis
Music by	R.H. Bassett
Production; company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Loew's Inc.
Release date	September 7, 1934;
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Have a Heart is a 1934 American drama film directed by David Butler and written by Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf. The film stars Jean Parker, James Dunn, Una Merkel, Stuart Erwin and Willard Robertson. The film was released on September 7, 1934, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.^[1]^[2]

Plot

Sally is a dance teacher who, right before her wedding, has her leg crippled in an accident. Her fiancé breaks off the engagement. She begins a new job making dolls in her home, and sits by her window as she works. From her window seat she meets Jimmie, who sells Have-a-Heart ice cream pops to neighborhood children. The couple fall in love.^[3]

When she learns that Jimmie has been accused of stealing $400 from work Sally takes most of the money she's been saving for an operation and gives it to Jimmie's boss. When Jimmie learns what Sally has done he is upset that she appears to believe he is guilty, so he decides to end their romance.^[3]

The real thief is caught, and Sally has her money returned to her, so she is able to have the operation, but she lacks the will to relearn how to walk.^[4] Jimmie returns, giving her the motivation to recover, and the couple are married.^[5]

Cast

Jean Parker as Sally Moore
James Dunn as James 'Jimmie' Flaherty
Una Merkel as Joan O'Day
Stuart Erwin as Gus Anderson
Willard Robertson as Mr. Schauber
Samuel S. Hinds as Dr. Spear
Paul Page as Joe Lacy
Muriel Evans as Helen
Kate Price as Mrs. Kelly
Pepi Sinoff as Mrs. Abrahams

Production

Eighteen child performers from the Meglin School were in the cast.^[6]

References

^ "Have a Heart (1934) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
^ "Movie Review – Have a Heart - Sweetness and Light. - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
^ ^a ^b Martin Dickstein, The Screen, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, October 29, 1934, page 9
^ 'Have a Heart' Old Fashioned Love Story, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, September 13, 1934, page 18
^ Cabrillo Showing 'Have a Heart', News-Pilot (San Pedro, CA), December 7, 1934, page 2
^ Studios Use Many Meglin Kiddies. Los Angeles Evening Post-Record No. 12408, 8 November 1934, p2. Accessed 22 June 2021.