Sorrowful Jones
Funnier Than "The Paleface"!
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Release Date
7/4/1949Runtime
88 minsGenres
Overview
A young girl is left with the notoriously cheap Sorrowful Jones as a marker for a bet. When her father doesn't return, he learns that taking care of a child interferes with his free-wheeling lifestyle. Sorrowful must also evade crooked gangsters and indulge in a bit of horse-thieving.
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A hardscrabble con man's life gets turned upside down when a young girl lands on his doorstep, forcing him to confront what actually matters. It's a lighthearted romp that finds genuine warmth beneath the gangster hijinks and horse racing schemes.
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Humphrey "Sorrowful" Jones
Lucille Ball
Gladys O'Neill
William Demarest
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Thomas Gomez
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Houseley Stevenson
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Mary Jane Saunders
Martha Jane Smith
Erville Alderson
Happy the Mortician (uncredited)
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