Overview
When her mother dies, wheel-chair bound Winnie Brady is taken in by shopkeeper and neighbor "Uncle" Joe Carmine. Joe convinces Father Ryan to let him informally adopt her. Joe and Winnie live together with Tommy Devlin and his grandmother, Mrs. Devlin, and a dog Winnie names Muriel. Joe sells his shop to pay for an unsuccessful operation on Winnie's legs. This bankrupts Carmine, who then earns a meager living selling fruits and vegetables on the streets. Winnie is sent to live in an orphanage, and Carmine is discouraged from continuing his relationship with her. Carmine is so distraught by grief that he slowly begins to die. Winnie is brought to him by Father Ryan, and she finds the strength to stand and walk to his bedside and sings his favorite song, "Santa Maria." Later, after Winnie has acquired full use of her legs, Joe, in his new catering truck, takes the children on a picnic in the country.
Production
Columbia Pictures
Cast & Characters
Edith Fellows
Winnie Brady
Leo Carrillo
Joe Carmine
Tommy Bond
Tommy Devlin
Mary Gordon
Mrs. Devlin
Helen Jerome Eddy
Miss North
Joe King
Mike Shanahan
Frank Sheridan
Father Ryan
Arthur Loft
Dr. Goodman
George Humbert
Lupo
Frank Reicher
Dr. Ferenc Waller
Grace Goodall
Miss Graham
Dick Curtis
Madden (uncredited)
Directors & Crew
Albert S. Rogell
Director
Lou Breslow
Screenplay
Fred Niblo Jr.
Screenplay
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