Comedy ·Family · United States of America · 1934 · 1h 19m

Little Miss Marker

Little Miss Marker poster
Director
Alexander Hall
Cast
Shirley Temple as Marthy Jane aka 'Marky' Adolphe Menjou as Sorrowful Jones Charles Bickford as Big Steve Halloway Dorothy Dell as Bangles Carson Warren Hymer as Sore Toe Lynne Overman as Regret
Crew
Alfred Gilks — Director of Photography William Shea — Editor Sam Hellman — Screenplay William R. Lipman — Screenplay Gladys Lehman — Screenplay Damon Runyon — Story
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
prayermotherly lovelittle girlorphanbookiemother figurebedtime storyfather figurebettinggambling racketabandoned childcollateral
Key Collaborators
Alexander Hall Director Alfred Gilks Director of Photography William Shea Editor Sam Hellman Screenplay William R. Lipman Screenplay Gladys Lehman Screenplay Damon Runyon Story B.P. Schulberg Producer Eugene Joseff Costume Design
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