Big Steve Halloway, gambler and proprietor of New York's Horseshoe Cabaret, is in desperate need of money. He arranges for his fellow bookies, especially Sorrowful Jones, to each pay him $1,000 for his racehorse, Dream Prince, to lose. With all bets being placed at the window, Sorrowful encounters a gambler, having lost $500, wanting to place his bet but unable to come up with $20. Instead, he places his little girl, Marthy Jane, as security, or in bookie's terms a "marker". "Marky", as she comes to be known, winds up under the care of Sorrowful Jones and his lady friend, singer Bangles Carson.
as Marthy Jane aka 'Marky'
as Sorrowful Jones
as Big Steve Halloway
as Bangles Carson
as Sore Toe
as Regret
as Bennie the Gouge
as Canvas Back
as Doc Chesley
as Sun Rise
as Dr. Ingalls
as Bettor (uncredited)
as Marky's Father (uncredited)
as Detective Reardon (uncredited)
as Bangles' Maid Sarah (uncredited)
as Dizzy Memphis (uncredited)
as Grinder (uncredited)
as Eddie (uncredited)
as Bugs (uncredited)
as Nurse (uncredited)
as Doctor (uncredited)
as Nurse (uncredited)
