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.
Directed by Alexander Hall · Written by Sam Hellman
Cast
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Shirley Temple Marthy Jane aka 'Marky' -
Adolphe Menjou Sorrowful Jones -
Charles Bickford Big Steve Halloway -
Dorothy Dell Bangles Carson -
Warren Hymer Sore Toe -
Lynne Overman Regret -
Sam Hardy Bennie the Gouge -
John Kelly Canvas Back -
Frank McGlynn Sr. Doc Chesley -
John Sheehan Sun Rise -
Frank Conroy Dr. Ingalls -
Ernie Adams Bettor (uncredited)
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