All I knew about this movie before I saw it was that it was in black and white. It turns out it’s a modern (well, 35 years ago “modern”) retelling of Charlie Chaplin’s “The Kid.” It’s the kind of movie where a homeless artist witnesses a murder, takes home the toddler daughter of the victim and raises it while looking for the mom, and everyone’s cool with it. It works better if you pretend it was made in 1939 instead of 1989.
Also: there’s a brief bit with a couple making out in a horse drawn carriage. It’s Edie Falco’s third acting credit.