
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
3/21/1980Runtime
103 minsOverview
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
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
-Revenue
$6,321,392Homepage
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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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