Little Miss Marker

Big Steve Halloway, gambler and proprietor of New York's Horseshoe Cabaret, is in desperate need of money. He arranges for his fellow bookies, especially Sorrowful Jones, to each pay him $1,000 for his racehorse, Dream Prince, to lose. With all bets being placed at the window, Sorrowful encounters a gambler, having lost $500, wanting to place his bet but unable to come up with $20. Instead, he places his little girl, Marthy Jane, as security, or in bookie's terms a "marker". "Marky", as she comes to be known, winds up under the care of Sorrowful Jones and his lady friend, singer Bangles Carson.

Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
79 mins
Status
Finished
All details and tags
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Details

Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
79 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Jun 1, 1934
Season
1934
Average Score
65%
Mean Score
65%
Ratings
26
Popularity
26
Favorites
0
Reviews
0
Producers
B.P. Schulberg Productions, Paramount Pictures
Genres
Comedy, Family
Country
United States

Tags

prayer50%motherly love50%little girl50%orphan50%bookie50%mother figure50%bedtime story50%father figure50%betting50%gambling racket50%abandoned child50%collateral50%blood donor50%race horse50%bookies50%abandoned by father50%

Description

Big Steve Halloway, gambler and proprietor of New York's Horseshoe Cabaret, is in desperate need of money. He arranges for his fellow bookies, especially Sorrowful Jones, to each pay him $1,000 for his racehorse, Dream Prince, to lose. With all bets being placed at the window, Sorrowful encounters a gambler, having lost $500, wanting to place his bet but unable to come up with $20. Instead, he places his little girl, Marthy Jane, as security, or in bookie's terms a "marker". "Marky", as she comes to be known, winds up under the care of Sorrowful Jones and his lady friend, singer Bangles Carson.

Immersion

Japanese

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Staff

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