Little Miss Marker (1980)

  • PG
  • 03/21/1980 (US)
  • Comedy, Romance
  • 1h 43m

A wildly romantic comedy about a cookie, a bookie, and the kid they bet their hearts on.

Overview

Sorrowful Jones is a cheap bookie in the 1930s. When a gambler leaves his daughter as a marker for a bet, he gets stuck with her. His life will change a great deal with her arrival and his sudden love for a woman also involved in gambling operations.

Walter Bernstein

Screenplay, Director

Damon Runyon

Story

Cast

Walter Matthau's headshot

Walter Matthau

Sorrowful Jones
Julie Andrews's headshot

Julie Andrews

Amanda
Tony Curtis's headshot

Tony Curtis

Blackie
Bob Newhart's headshot

Bob Newhart

Regret
Lee Grant's headshot

Lee Grant

The Judge
Brian Dennehy's headshot

Brian Dennehy

Herbie
Kenneth McMillan's headshot

Kenneth McMillan

Brannigan
Andrew Rubin's headshot

Andrew Rubin

Carter

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