Humphrey "Sorrowful" Jones
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Sorrowful Jones is a New York bookie who hides his operation behind a trap door in a Broadway barber shop. He suffers from a financial setback when a horse named Dreamy Joe, owned by gangster Big Steve Holloway, unexpectedly wins a race.
Sorrowful Jones: Directed by Sidney Lanfield. With Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, William Demarest, Bruce Cabot. A young girl is left with the notoriously cheap Sorrowful Jones as a marker for a bet. Her father disappears and he learns that taking care of her cramps his free-wheeling life.
A young girl is left with the notoriously cheap Sorrowful Jones as a marker for a bet. Her father disappears and he learns that taking care of her cramps his free-wheeling life. Sorrowful must evade gangsters and do some horse-thieving.
Sorrowful Jones (1949) (also known as Damon Runyon's Sorrowful Jones) was the first of four films that paired Lucille Ball and Bob Hope, who would go on to star together in Fancy Pants (1950), The Facts of Life (1960) and Critic's Choice (1963).
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.
Sorrowful Jones is a 1949 film directed by Sidney Lanfield. The film stars Lucille Ball and Bob Hope. It is also known as Damon Runyon's Sorrowful Jones. Sorrowful Jones was a remake of a 1934 Shirley Temple film, Little Miss Marker.
A shifty Broadway bookie, Sorrowful Jones (Hope) becomes a reluctant foster parent when an anxious gambler leaves behind his little girl Martha Jane (Mary Jane Saunders) as a "marker," or IOU. When the father is killed by mobster Big Steve Holloway (Bruce Cabot), Sorrowful decides to hide Martha Jane from the authorities, lest the poor girl get ...
Sorrowful Jones. A Runyonesque bookie (Bob Hope) receives a gambler's little daughter (Mary Jane Saunders) as a marker for a bet. Sorrowful Jones is a serviceable comedy but Bob Hope and...
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Nov 18, 2023 · Sorrowful Jones, also known as Damon Runyon's Sorrowful Jones, is a 1949 American comedy-drama film directed by Sidney Lanfield. The film stars Lucille Ball and Bob Hope. Sorrowful Jones was...
Sorrowful Jones (1949) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
