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- The film was remade as Sorrowful Jones (1949) with Bob Hope and Lucille Ball and again as Little Miss Marker (1980) with Walter Matthau, Julie Andrews, Tony Curtis, Bob Newhart, Brian Dennehy and Lee Grant.
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No Shirley. Little Miss Marker got its fourth and final film version with Walter Matthau as the screen's biggest grump since Ned Sparks perfectly cast as Sorrowful Jones. Curiously enough the third remake entitled 40 Pounds Of Trouble had Tony Curtis as the hero. Here he's the villain.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Walter Bernstein
- 1980-03-21
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 a remake of a 1934 Shirley Temple film, Little Miss Marker. In the film, a young girl is left with the notoriously cheap Sorrowful Jones (Hope) as a marker ...
It stars Walter Matthau, Tony Curtis, Julie Andrews, Bob Newhart and new arrival Sara Stimson. The film is a remake of the 1934 film of the same name starring Shirley Temple and Adolphe Menjou. Plot. In the 1930s, Sorrowful Jones is a gloomy, cantankerous bookie who is confronted by Carter, a gambler who cannot pay a $10 debt.
LITTLE MISS MARKER consists of such notable remakes as SORROWFUL JONES (Paramount, 1949) with Bob Hope, Lucille Ball and Mary Jane Saunders; FORTY POUNDS OF TROUBLE (Universal, 1963) with Tony Curtis; and 1980 under the original title starring Walter Matthau and Julie Andrews, but very few child actresses could compare to the likes of the ...
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- Adventure, Comedy, Drama
- Alexander Hall
- 1934-06-01
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Little Miss Marker is a 1980 American comedy-drama film directed & written by Walter Bernstein (in his directorial debut), starring Walter Matthau, Tony Curtis, Julie Andrews, Bob Newhart and Sara Stimson.
The film is a remake of the 1934 Shirley Temple film.
Set in 1934, bookie Sorrowful Jones (Walter Matthau) is confronted by a gambler named Carter (Andrew Rubin) who is unable to pay a $10 debt and gives his six-year-old daughter (Sara Stimson) to Sorrowful's gambling operation (run by gangsters) for a bet. After Carter loses his bet & commits suicide, the gangsters are left with his daughter.
•Walter Matthau as Sorrowful Jones
•Julie Andrews as Amanda Worthington
•Tony Curtis as Blackie
•Bob Newhart as Regret
•Sara Stimson as The Kid
•Brian Dennehy as Herbie
"Little Miss Marker" was filmed in Santa Rosa, California.
For the role of The Kid, there was a talent search for young girls and six-year-old Sara Stimson was chosen for the role despite the fact that she had no prior acting experience. This would be the only acting credit to date for her.
Box Office
"Little Miss Marker" grossed $853,173 during its opening weekend. Domestically, the film grossed $6,321,392.
Critical Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, "Little Miss Marker" was given a 54% audience approval rating. Roger Ebert gave the film a three-star rating, calling it "a thoroughly pleasant, lightweight comedy."
Young Artist Awards
•Best Major Motion Picture-Family Entertainment (nominated)
Sorrowful Jones was a remake of a 1934 Shirley Temple film, Little Miss Marker. In the film, a young girl is left with the notoriously cheap Sorrowful Jones (Hope) as a marker for a bet. When her father does not return, he learns that caring for a child interferes with his free-wheeling lifestyle.
The 1934 Paramount film on which Sorrowful Jones was partially based was titled Little Miss Marker, and was directed by Alexander Hall, and starred Adolphe Menjou and Shirley Temple (see AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1931-40; F3.2523).
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