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66% Critic Match
Little Miss Marker
“A wildly romantic comedy about a cookie, a bookie, and the kid they bet their hearts on.”
6.6 / 10• 1980• 1h 43m•PG• English
ComedyRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Walter Matthau
Sorrowful Jones
Lead
Julie Andrews
Amanda
Tony Curtis
Blackie
Bob Newhart
Regret
Lee Grant
The Judge
Brian Dennehy
Herbie
Kenneth McMillan
Brannigan
Andrew Rubin
Carter
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Walter Bernstein's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Little Miss Marker is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
