Little Miss Marker

Little Miss Marker

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

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Release Date

3/21/1980

Runtime

103 mins

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$6,321,392

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A buoyant 1930s comedy where a cynical bookie's life is upended by an abandoned little girl and a woman who soften his hardened heart. It's a feel-good fairy tale wrapped in the smoky glamour of the gambling underworld.

Mood

BittersweetWhimsicalJoyfulRomantic

Themes

FamilyLoveRedemptionComing of age

Tone

Comedic

Pacing

Brisk

Look

NaturalisticStylized genre

Structure

Linear

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