Change of Heart (film)

Change of Heart is a 1934 American PreCode drama film starring Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell, James Dunn, and Ginger Rogers. The movie, about a quartet of college chums who all move to 1934 New York City, was written by James Gleason and Sonya Levien from Kathleen Norriss novel, Manhattan Love Song and directed by John G. Blystone.

After their graduation from college, friends Catherine Furness Janet Gaynor, Chris Thring Charles Farrell, Mack McGowan James Dunn and Madge Rountree Ginger Rogers move to New York City. Madge hopes to become an actress, lawyer Chris wants to work for a big firm, Mack aspires to being a radio crooner, and Catherine desires to be a writer. Although the quartet are great friends, their relationships are strained by their romantic entanglements, for Catherine is in love with Chris, who has eyes only for Madge, while Madge cannot make up her mind between Chris and Mack, who adores Catherine.After a 15hour transcontinental flight, the youngsters call Phyllis Carmichael Barbara Barondess, an alumnus of their university, who invites them to a party. Later, when none of the friends have jobs yet, a desperate Catherine responds to an ad seeking parents for orphaned infants. After Catherine explains to Dr. Nathan Kurtzman Gustav von Seyffertitz, the babies caretaker, that as an orphan herself she is willing to work as a nanny for anyone who adopts one of the babies, Harriet Hawkins Beryl Mercer, a kindly old woman who runs a used clothing shop, hires her. Harriet explains that she keeps one of the babies with her to show to the rich people who drop off their clothes in hopes that someone will adopt the child. ........

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