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    Little Miss Marker

    Poster of the movie Little Miss Marker
    1980     Romantic comedy-drama    
    USA
    1h 43min

    Damon Runyon's classic short story -- originally filmed in 1934 as a Shirley Temple vehicle -- gets a sparkling screen update courtesy of an all-star cast. Walter Matthau stars as Sorrowful Jones, the gruff but good-hearted bookie whose life is turned upside-down when he receives a six-year-old kid (Sara Stimson) as collateral for a bet. When the girl's father commits suicide, the woefully unprepared Sorrowful finds himself playing the role of father while wrangling with gangsters.

    Directed byWalter Bernstein
    Written byDamon Runyon, Walter Bernstein
    CompanyUniversal PicturesUniversal PicturesUniversal Pictures

    Starring

    Walter Matthau
    Julie Andrews
    Tony Curtis
    Bob Newhart
    Lee Grant
    Brian Dennehy
    + MORE

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