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66% Critic Match
Sorrowful Jones
“Funnier Than "The Paleface"!”
6.6 / 10• 1949• 1h 28m•NR• English
Comedy
Storyline
A young girl is left with the notoriously cheap Sorrowful Jones as a marker for a bet. When her father doesn't return, he learns that taking care of a child interferes with his free-wheeling lifestyle. Sorrowful must also evade crooked gangsters and indulge in a bit of horse-thieving.
Cast & Crew
Bob Hope
Humphrey "Sorrowful" Jones
Lead
Lucille Ball
Gladys O'Neill
William Demarest
Regret
Bruce Cabot
Big Steve Holloway
Thomas Gomez
Reardon
Tom Pedi
Once Over Sam
PL
Paul Lees
Orville Smith
Houseley Stevenson
Doc Chesley
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sidney Lanfield's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Sorrowful Jones is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
