Little Miss Marker
A wildly romantic comedy about a cookie, a bookie, and the kid they bet their hearts on.
ComedyRomancelove trianglehorse racecrime bossremakelittle girlbookiecasino ownerhorse breedergambling racket1930sadult child friendshipabandoned child
A warmhearted 1930s romantic comedy about a cynical bookie transformed by an abandoned child and unexpected love.
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.
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