![Poster of the movie Little Miss Marker](/images/posters/1000x1500/42/little-miss-marker-1980-i-movie-poster.jpg)
1980 Romantic comedy-drama
USA
1h 43min
Damon Runyon's classic short story -- originally filmed in 1934 as a Shirley Temple vehicle -- gets a sparkling screen update courtesy of an all-star cast. Walter Matthau stars as Sorrowful Jones, the gruff but good-hearted bookie whose life is turned upside-down when he receives a six-year-old kid (Sara Stimson) as collateral for a bet. When the girl's father commits suicide, the woefully unprepared Sorrowful finds himself playing the role of father while wrangling with gangsters.
Directed by | Walter Bernstein |
Written by | Damon Runyon, Walter Bernstein |
Company | Universal PicturesUniversal PicturesUniversal Pictures |
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