Close to My Heart is a 1951 American drama film directed by William Keighley, written by James R. Webb (based on his novel A Baby for Midge), and starring Ray Milland and Gene Tierney.

Plot

Brad Sheridan (Milland), a newspaper columnist, and wife, Midge Sheridan (Tierney), cannot have children of their own; and, they decide to adopt. The adoption agency tells Midge the waiting list is long; however, Midge learns of an abandoned child left at the police station. The police tell Midge the child, a boy named Danny, is a ward of the juvenile court. Brad and Midge visit the child under the ruse of Midge being Brad's secretary. Brad thinks their chances to adopt Danny are slim if the child is placed with the adoption agency because of the long wait. Midge continues to visit Danny and becomes attached. Brad, not wanting to become too emotionally involved, writes a column disclosing the child's abandonment, angering Midge. Mrs. Morrow, from the adoption agency, inspects the Sheridan's home, but warns them that adopting Danny is risky due to the child's un-investigated background. Danny is not wanted by other prospective adoptive parents because he is a "foundling," which clears a path for the Sheridans to adopt him. Brad is told of a well-known local couple's adopted son becoming an adult criminal, with his adoptive parents only then discovering he came from an irreputable background.