Little Miss Marker

Little Miss Marker

Directed by Alexander Hall

Produced by B.P. Schulberg Productions, Paramount Pictures

193479 min6.5 / 10

A heartwarming 1930s family comedy about hardened gamblers transformed by the innocent love of an abandoned child.

Big Steve Halloway, gambler and proprietor of New York's Horseshoe Cabaret, is in desperate need of money. He arranges for his fellow bookies, especially Sorrowful Jones, to each pay him $1,000 for his racehorse, Dream Prince, to lose. With all bets being placed at the window, Sorrowful encounters a gambler, having lost $500, wanting to place his bet but unable to come up with $20. Instead, he places his little girl, Marthy Jane, as security, or in bookie's terms a "marker". "Marky", as she comes to be known, winds up under the care of Sorrowful Jones and his lady friend, singer Bangles Carson.

Questions people ask

  • Does Little Miss Marker end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is Little Miss Marker easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Is Little Miss Marker scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Little Miss Marker violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Little Miss Marker sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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Rarity11

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Surprise63

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Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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