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Comedy

Sorrowful Jones

- Funnier Than "The Paleface"!

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.

Release Date : 1949-07-04

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Paramount Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Bob Hope

Character Name : Humphrey "Sorrowful" Jones

Original Name : Bob Hope

Gender : Male

Lucille Ball

Character Name : Gladys O'Neill

Original Name : Lucille Ball

Gender : Female

William Demarest

Character Name : Regret

Original Name : William Demarest

Gender : Male

Bruce Cabot

Character Name : Big Steve Holloway

Original Name : Bruce Cabot

Gender : Male

Thomas Gomez

Character Name : Reardon

Original Name : Thomas Gomez

Gender : Male

Tom Pedi

Character Name : Once Over Sam

Original Name : Tom Pedi

Gender : Male

Paul Lees

Character Name : Orville Smith

Original Name : Paul Lees

Gender : Male

Houseley Stevenson

Character Name : Doc Chesley

Original Name : Houseley Stevenson

Gender : Male

Ben Welden

Character Name : Big Steve's Bodyguard

Original Name : Ben Welden

Gender : Male

Emmett Vogan

Character Name : Psychiatrist

Original Name : Emmett Vogan

Gender : Male

Mary Jane Saunders

Character Name : Martha Jane Smith

Original Name : Mary Jane Saunders

Gender : Female

Erville Alderson

Character Name : Happy the Mortician (uncredited)

Original Name : Erville Alderson

Gender : Male

Ethel Bryant

Character Name : Nurse (uncredited)

Original Name : Ethel Bryant

Gender : Male

John Butler

Character Name : Jack, Bettor on Green Demon (uncredited)

Original Name : John Butler

Gender : Male

Claire Carleton

Character Name : Agnes 'Happy Hips' Noonan (uncredited)

Original Name : Claire Carleton

Gender : Female

Douglas Carter

Character Name : Horse Player (uncredited)

Original Name : Douglas Carter

Gender : Male

Bill Cartledge

Character Name : First Jockey (uncredited)

Original Name : Bill Cartledge

Gender : Male

Maurice Cass

Character Name : Psychiatrist (uncredited)

Original Name : Maurice Cass

Gender : Male

George Chan

Character Name : Chinese Man (uncredited)

Original Name : George Chan

Gender : Male

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Character Name : Bookie (uncredited)

Original Name : Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Gender : Male

Michael Cirillo

Character Name : Horse Player (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Cirillo

Gender : Male

Tony Cirillo

Character Name : Horse Player (uncredited)

Original Name : Tony Cirillo

Gender : Male

Charles Cooley

Character Name : Shorty (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Cooley

Gender : Male

James Cornell

Character Name : Horse Player (uncredited)

Original Name : James Cornell

Gender : Male

Betty Corner

Character Name : Nurse (uncredited)

Original Name : Betty Corner

Gender : Male

Edgar Dearing

Character Name : Police Lt. Ed Mitchell (uncredited)

Original Name : Edgar Dearing

Gender : Male

Sayre Dearing

Character Name : Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Sayre Dearing

Gender : Male

Jay Eaton

Character Name : Horse Player (uncredited)

Original Name : Jay Eaton

Gender : Male

Sam Finn

Character Name : Horse Player (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Finn

Gender : Male

Joe Gray

Character Name : Gambler (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Gray

Gender : Male

Chuck Hamilton

Character Name : Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Chuck Hamilton

Gender : Male

Henry Hope

Character Name : Motorcyclist (uncredited)

Original Name : Henry Hope

Gender : Male

Jerry Hunter

Character Name : Newsboy (uncredited)

Original Name : Jerry Hunter

Gender : Male

Selmer Jackson

Character Name : Doctor (uncredited)

Original Name : Selmer Jackson

Gender : Male

Kenner G. Kemp

Character Name : Bookmaker (uncredited)

Original Name : Kenner G. Kemp

Gender : Male

Bob Kortman

Character Name : Horse Player (uncredited)

Original Name : Bob Kortman

Gender : Male

Marc Krah

Character Name : Nick, the Barber (uncredited)

Original Name : Marc Krah

Gender : Male

Pat Lane

Character Name : Bookie (uncredited)

Original Name : Pat Lane

Gender : Male

Orley Lindgren

Character Name : Bit Part (uncredited)

Original Name : Orley Lindgren

Gender : Male

Louise Lorimer

Character Name : Nurse-Receptionist (uncredited)

Original Name : Louise Lorimer

Gender : Female

George Magrill

Character Name : Horse Player (uncredited)

Original Name : George Magrill

Gender : Male

John Mallon

Character Name : Horse Player (uncredited)

Original Name : John Mallon

Gender : Male

Speer Martin

Character Name : Jockey (uncredited)

Original Name : Speer Martin

Gender : Male

John "Skins" Miller

Character Name : Head Telephone Man (uncredited)

Original Name : John "Skins" Miller

Gender : Male

Ralph Montgomery

Character Name : Horse Player (uncredited)

Original Name : Ralph Montgomery

Gender : Male

Patsy O'Byrne

Character Name : Mrs. Oliver Sims (uncredited)

Original Name : Patsy O'Byrne

Gender : Female

Ralph Peters

Character Name : Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Ralph Peters

Gender : Male

Dario Piazza

Character Name : Horse Player (uncredited)

Original Name : Dario Piazza

Gender : Male

Sally Rawlinson

Character Name : Nurse (uncredited)

Original Name : Sally Rawlinson

Gender : Male

Allen Ray

Character Name : Horse Player (uncredited)

Original Name : Allen Ray

Gender : Male

Suzanne Ridgway

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Suzanne Ridgway

Gender : Female

Eddie Rio

Character Name : Bookie (uncredited)

Original Name : Eddie Rio

Gender : Male

Jack Roberts

Character Name : Horse Player (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Roberts

Gender : Male

John Shay

Character Name : Doctor (uncredited)

Original Name : John Shay

Gender : Male

Billy Snyder

Character Name : Bookie (uncredited)

Original Name : Billy Snyder

Gender : Male

Arthur Space

Character Name : Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Arthur Space

Gender : Male

Bert Stevens

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Bert Stevens

Gender : Male

Delmar Thomas

Character Name : Exercise Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Delmar Thomas

Gender : Male

Sid Tomack

Character Name : Waiter at Steve's Place (uncredited)

Original Name : Sid Tomack

Gender : Male

Harry Tyler

Character Name : Blinky (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Tyler

Gender : Male

Annette Warren

Character Name : Gladys O'Neill (singing voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Annette Warren

Gender : Female

Walter Winchell

Character Name : Himself (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Walter Winchell

Gender : Male

William Yip

Character Name : Bookie (uncredited)

Original Name : William Yip

Gender : Male

Frank Mills

Character Name :

Original Name : Frank Mills

Gender : Male

James Davies

Character Name :

Original Name : James Davies

Gender : Male

Reviews

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John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

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 lumbered with the child when her father is wasted by gangster Big Steve Holloway (Bruce Cabot). Initially a fish out of water with the kid, Sorrowful strikes up a loving relationship with her and aided by his ex-girlfriend, Gladys O'Neill (Ball), fights to keep the child out of an orphanage. It's not - as some of the posters proclaim - funnier than Paleface (either of them since the sequel is better), in fact it's not close to the funny heights achieved by Hope's next Runyon adapted picture, The Lemon Drop Kid. However, Sorrowful Jones is funny, Hope gets to deliver some absolute corking lines that are guaranteed to at the least put a big grin on your face, but there's a semi-seriousness to it all which thankfully works a treat alongside the quips and wonderfully strange situations that Jones finds himself in. With a weighty support cast that also features William Demarest and Thomas Gomez helping things along, and young Mary Jane Saunders adorable beyond compare, this is a little cracker of a picture to brighten your day. 7/10