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Mar 21, 1980 · Little Miss Marker: Directed by Walter Bernstein. With Walter Matthau, Julie Andrews, Tony Curtis, Bob Newhart. A gruff bookie's life is turned upside-down when he gets a 6-year-old kid as collateral for a bet.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Walter Bernstein
- 1980-03-21
Little Miss Marker is a 1980 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Walter Bernstein and based on a short story by Damon Runyon. It stars Walter Matthau, Tony Curtis, Julie Andrews, Bob Newhart and new arrival Sara Stimson.
Reviews. Little Miss Marker. Roger Ebert March 21, 1980. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Walter Matthau is one of Hollywood’s living wonders, a star character actor who understands so completely how his face, body and voice work that he’s able to give us the Matthau schtick and be subtle at the same time.
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English. Little Miss Marker (also known as The Girl in Pawn) is an American Pre-Code 1934 comedy-drama film directed by Alexander Hall. It was written by William R. Lipman, Sam Hellman, and Gladys Lehman after a 1932 short story of the same name by Damon Runyon.
Young Marthy "Marky" Jane (Shirley Temple) is left by her father as a makeshift marker for his $20 bet, but when he commits suicide, the little girl finds herself in the custody of his...
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- Adolphe Menjou
- Alexander Hall
- Comedy
In the 1930s, cantankerous bookie Sorrowful Jones (Walter Matthau) reluctantly takes a young child (Sara Stimson) as collateral for a wager, but finds he's stuck with the adorable waif when her...
- Comedy
Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A big-time gambler picks up a young girl as security on an IOU. Cast & Crew. Read More. Alexander Hall. Director. Adolphe Menjou. Sorrowful Jones. Dorothy Dell. Bangles Carson. Charles Bickford. Big Steve [Halloway] Shirley Temple. Little Miss Marker [Martha Jane] Lynne Overman.