Hearts of Humanity (1932)

Genial Irish NYC policeman Tom OHara is looking forward to the arrival of his wife and their young son Shandy from Ireland Several days before the ship is to dock OHara gets a radiogram informing him that his wife has died at sea That night a burglar breaks into the Antigue Second Hand Shop ran by Sol Bloom directly below OHaras flat The burglar shoots OHara who has rushed to his friends aid and with his last breath he asks Sol to take care of Shandy When Shandy arrives Sol immediately makes him a member of the family which also consists of a very mischievous motherless boy named Joey Bloom whose pursuits consist of stealing oranges from fruitdealer Tony and playing hookey from school Tom Varney the young beat cop is in love with Ruth Sneider whose mother runs a Cleaning and Dyeling establishment Ruth however is momentarily dazed with worthless Dave Haller