United States / Jul 04, 1949 / NR
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Houseley Stevenson | Doc Chesley |
| Ben Welden | Big Steve's Bodyguard |
| Emmett Vogan | Psychiatrist |
| Mary Jane Saunders | Martha Jane Smith |
| Erville Alderson | Happy the Mortician (uncredited) |
| Ethel Bryant | Nurse (uncredited) |
| John Butler | Jack, Bettor on Green Demon (uncredited) |
| Claire Carleton | Agnes 'Happy Hips' Noonan (uncredited) |
| Douglas Carter | Horse Player (uncredited) |
| Bill Cartledge | First Jockey (uncredited) |
| Maurice Cass | Psychiatrist (uncredited) |
| George Chan | Chinese Man (uncredited) |
| Noble 'Kid' Chissell | Bookie (uncredited) |
| Michael Cirillo | Horse Player (uncredited) |
| Tony Cirillo | Horse Player (uncredited) |
| Charles Cooley | Shorty (uncredited) |
| James Cornell | Horse Player (uncredited) |
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| Betty Corner | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Edgar Dearing | Police Lt. Ed Mitchell (uncredited) |
| Sayre Dearing | Spectator (uncredited) |
| Jay Eaton | Horse Player (uncredited) |
| Sam Finn | Horse Player (uncredited) |
| Joe Gray | Gambler (uncredited) |
| Chuck Hamilton | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Henry Hope | Motorcyclist (uncredited) |
| Jerry Hunter | Newsboy (uncredited) |
| Selmer Jackson | Doctor (uncredited) |
| Kenner G. Kemp | Bookmaker (uncredited) |
| Bob Kortman | Horse Player (uncredited) |
| Marc Krah | Nick, the Barber (uncredited) |
| Pat Lane | Bookie (uncredited) |
| Orley Lindgren | Bit Part (uncredited) |
| Louise Lorimer | Nurse-Receptionist (uncredited) |
| George Magrill | Horse Player (uncredited) |
| John Mallon | Horse Player (uncredited) |
| Speer Martin | Jockey (uncredited) |
| John 'Skins' Miller | Head Telephone Man (uncredited) |
| Ralph Montgomery | Horse Player (uncredited) |
| Patsy O'Byrne | Mrs. Oliver Sims (uncredited) |
| Ralph Peters | Taxicab Driver (uncredited) |
| Dario Piazza | Horse Player (uncredited) |
| Sally Rawlinson | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Allen Ray | Horse Player (uncredited) |
| Suzanne Ridgway | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Eddie Rio | Bookie (uncredited) |
| Jack Roberts | Horse Player (uncredited) |
| John Shay | Doctor (uncredited) |
| Billy Snyder | Bookie (uncredited) |
| Arthur Space | Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited) |
| Bert Stevens | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Delmar Thomas | Exercise Boy (uncredited) |
| Sid Tomack | Waiter at Steve's Place (uncredited) |
| Harry Tyler | Blinky (uncredited) |
| Annette Warren | Gladys O'Neill (singing voice) (uncredited) |
| Walter Winchell | Himself (voice) (uncredited) |
| William Yip | Bookie (uncredited) |
| Frank Mills | |
| James Davies |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Sorrowful Jones |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date | 4 luglio 1949 |
| Production | Robert L. Welch |
| Writer | Edmund L. Hartmann, Damon Runyon, Jack Rose, Melville Shavelson |
| Editing | Arthur P. Schmidt |
| Cinematography | Daniel L. Fapp |
| Assistant directors | Oscar Rudolph, Sidney Lanfield |
| Camera operators | Daniel L. Fapp |
| Additional photography | Daniel L. Fapp |
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| Production design | Hans Dreier, Albert Nozaki, Sam Comer, Bertram C. Granger |
| Art direction | Hans Dreier, Albert Nozaki, Sam Comer, Bertram C. Granger |
| Set decoration | Sam Comer, Bertram C. Granger, Hans Dreier, Albert Nozaki |
| Special effects | Gordon Jennings |
| Music | Robert Emmett Dolan, Jay Livingston, Ray Evans, Harold Lewis, John Cope |
| Sound | Jay Livingston, Robert Emmett Dolan, Ray Evans, Harold Lewis, John Cope |
| Costume design | Mary Kay Dodson, Wally Westmore |
| Makeup | Wally Westmore, Mary Kay Dodson |
| Hairstyling | Wally Westmore, Mary Kay Dodson |
Release dates
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