Little Miss Marker (1934)
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Perhaps the most memorable of all of the movies based on Damon Runyon's story because of the winning presence of Shirley Temple (although it was remade three times), this is the story of a little girl who is left as a marker for a $20.00 bet. Temple's father kills himself and the bookie doesn't know what to do with the young girl. Needless to say, she wins over the hearts of all and sundry and the bookie turns over a new leaf to make this little girl happy. Through all the complications the bookie runs in to, including eventually marrying his long-time girlfriend to provide a home for the child, there is a tenor of love and joy that was not matched in any of the remakes. ~ Tana Hobart, Rovi
- Starring:
- Adolphe Menjou, Dorothy Dell, (more)
- Director(s):
- Alexander Hall, Alexander Hall, (more)
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR
Synopsis of Little Miss Marker
Perhaps the most memorable of all of the movies based on Damon Runyon's story because of the winning presence of Shirley Temple (although it was remade three times), this is the story of a little girl who is left as a marker for a $20.00 bet. Temple's father kills himself and the bookie doesn't know what to do with the young girl. Needless to say, she wins over the hearts of all and sundry and the bookie turns over a new leaf to make this little girl happy. Through all the complications the bookie runs in to, including eventually marrying his long-time girlfriend to provide a home for the child, there is a tenor of love and joy that was not matched in any of the remakes. ~ Tana Hobart, Rovi
Complete Cast of Little Miss Marker
- Adolphe Menjou - Sorrowful Jones
- Shirley Temple - Miss Marker
- Lynne Overman - Regret
- Tammany Young - Buggs
- Ernie S. Adams
- Pudgy White - Eddie
- John Kelly - Sore Toe
- Lucille Ward - Mrs. Walsh
- Garry Owen - Grinder
- Willie Best - Dizzy Memphis
- Mildred Gover - Sarah
- James Burke - Detective Reardon
- Dorothy Dell - Bangles Carson
- Charles Bickford - Big Steve
- Sam Hardy - Bennie the Gouge
- Edward Earle - Marky's Father
- Frank McGlynn, Jr.
- Stanley Price - Bookie
- Frank Conroy - Dr. Ingalls
- John Sheehan - Sun Rise
- Crauford Kent - Doctor
- Don Brodie - Bettors
- Warren Hymer - Sore Toe
- Nora Cecil - Head of Home Finding Society
- Director(s):
- Alexander Hall, Alexander Hall
- Writer(s):
- William Lipman, Gladys Lehman, Sam Hellman
- Producer(s):
- B.P. Schulberg
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR(Child Classic)
- 1998 - Library of Congress - U.S. National Film Registry
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