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Little Miss Marker

1934 79 min ★ 6.5 Comedy Family

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.

Director: Alexander Hall

Cast

Shirley Temple Shirley Temple Marthy Jane aka 'Marky'
Adolphe Menjou Adolphe Menjou Sorrowful Jones
Charles Bickford Charles Bickford Big Steve Halloway
Dorothy Dell Dorothy Dell Bangles Carson
Warren Hymer Warren Hymer Sore Toe
Lynne Overman Lynne Overman Regret
Sam Hardy Sam Hardy Bennie the Gouge
John Kelly John Kelly Canvas Back
Frank McGlynn Sr. Frank McGlynn Sr. Doc Chesley
John Sheehan John Sheehan Sun Rise
Frank Conroy Frank Conroy Dr. Ingalls
Ernie Adams Ernie Adams Bettor (uncredited)