Little Miss Marker

Little Miss Marker

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

PG 1980 · 103 min · ★ 6.6 · Comedy, Romance

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 changes a great deal with her arrival and he finds sudden love for a woman also involved in gambling operations.

Directed by Walter Bernstein · Written by Walter Bernstein

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