Edwin B. Tilton

Two old friends, James Kelly and Tom Baldwin, decide that Larry and Helen, their children, will be married to each other. The two boys, who do not know, prepare to meet. Larry, who wants to exploit the short time remaining before the marriage, plans to have an adventure. On the train, was struck by a beautiful girl that fascinates him. Without knowing that it is his future wife, decides to conquer it, and got off the train, looking for work on a ranch that is located close to the girl's house.

A Hollywood adaptation of the short stories of Anzia Yazierska, the fist writer to bring stories of American Jewish women to a mainstream audience, Hungry Hearts focuses on the hopes and hardships of the Levin family, Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe living on New York City's Lower East Side.