Little Miss Marker

Little Miss Marker

1980 · 103 min · EN · PG · 6.5 (43 votes)
Dir. Walter Bernstein · Starring Walter Matthau, Julie Andrews, Tony Curtis, Bob Newhart, Lee Grant, Brian Dennehy · Music Henry Mancini

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

ComedyRomance

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.

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A surprisingly sweet and funny tale about a gruff bookie whose life is turned upside down by a precocious young girl. It's a classic story of unexpected connections and finding joy in the most unlikely places.

heartwarmingcomedicsentimentalupliftingsteadyclassic Hollywoodscrewball comedycharmingfound familyredemptioninnocencelove
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