Humphrey "Sorrowful" Jones
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Sorrowful Jones is a New York bookie who hides his operation behind a trap door in a Broadway barber shop. He suffers from a financial setback when a horse named Dreamy Joe, owned by gangster Big Steve Holloway, unexpectedly wins a race.
A 1949 film based on a Damon Runyon story, where a bookie is stuck with a young girl as a bet. He tries to get rid of her and gets involved in horse-thieving and gangsters.
Sorrowful Jones, also known as Damon Runyon's Sorrowful Jones, is a 1949 American comedy-drama film directed by Sidney Lanfield. The film stars Lucille Ball and Bob Hope. Sorrowful Jones was a ...
Sorrowful Jones (1949) (also known as Damon Runyon's Sorrowful Jones) was the first of four films that paired Lucille Ball and Bob Hope, who would go on to star together in Fancy Pants (1950), The Facts of Life (1960) and Critic's Choice (1963).
A comedy film starring Bob Hope as a gambler who falls in love with Lucille Ball. See the full list of actors, writers, directors, producers and other crew members who worked on this classic movie.
Sorrowful Jones is a 1949 film directed by Sidney Lanfield. The film stars Lucille Ball and Bob Hope. It is also known as Damon Runyon's Sorrowful Jones. Sorrowful Jones was a remake of a 1934 Shirley Temple film, Little Miss Marker.
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.
