Sorrowful Jones

Funnier Than "The Paleface"!

6.619491h 28m

Released

Comedy

Overview

A young girl is left with the notoriously cheap Sorrowful Jones as a marker for a bet. When her father doesn't return, he learns that taking care of a child interferes with his free-wheeling lifestyle. Sorrowful must also evade crooked gangsters and indulge in a bit of horse-thieving.

StatusReleased

Release Date1949-07-04

Runtime1h 28m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited States of America

Keywords

gangster

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Cast & Crew

Bob Hope

as Humphrey "Sorrowful" Jones

Lucille Ball

as Gladys O'Neill

William Demarest

as Regret

Bruce Cabot

as Big Steve Holloway

Thomas Gomez

as Reardon

Tom Pedi

as Once Over Sam

Paul Lees

as Orville Smith

Houseley Stevenson

as Doc Chesley

Ben Welden

as Big Steve's Bodyguard

Emmett Vogan

as Psychiatrist

Reviews

John Chard

Apr 24, 2015

7/10

Rock-a-bye Baby at Pimlico. Damon Runyon's Little Miss Marker had already been filmed in 1934 as a Shirley Temple starrer, this remake changes the title and brings in the star power of Bob Hope and Lucille Ball, with great results. Story has Hope as sly bookie Sorrowful Jones, who after accepting a five year old girl as a betting marker, gets…

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