Directed by:
Walter BernsteinScreenplay:
Walter BernsteinCinematography:
Philip H. LathropComposer:
Henry ManciniCast:
Walter Matthau, Julie Andrews, Tony Curtis, Bob Newhart, Lee Grant, Brian Dennehy, Kenneth McMillan, Sara Stimson, Nedra Volz, Leonard Bremen, Andrew Rubin (more)Plots(1)
This fourth film adaptation of Damon Runyon's short story concerns the aptly named bookie Sorrowful Jones. His life -- and his outlook -- change dramatically after a man leaves Sorrowful a little girl as collateral for a debt...and doesn't return. The sprightly child has a positive effect on her curmudgeonly guardian, adding a little sunshine to his happiness-free life. Furthermore, the lass decides to play matchmaker, for Sorrowful and a lovely widow. Will her plan to create romance work? (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Walter Matthau
USA
Best movies:
JFK (1991)
Barbra: The Concert (1994) (concert)
Fail-Safe (1964)
Julie Andrews
UK
Best movies:
The Sound of Music (1965)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Shrek 2 (2004)
Tony Curtis
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
The Defiant Ones (1958)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Bob Newhart
USA
Best movies:
Catch-22 (1970)
Hot Millions (1968)
Five (2011) (TV movie)
Lee Grant
USA
Best movies:
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Detective Story (1951)
Brian Dennehy
USA
Best movies:
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
Ratatouille (2007)
First Blood (1982)
Kenneth McMillan
USA
Best movies:
Amadeus (1984)
Serpico (1973)
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
Sara Stimson
USA
Best movies:
Little Miss Marker (1980)
Nedra Volz
USA
Best movies:
Little Miss Marker (1980)
Lust in the Dust (1985)
Moving Violations (1985)
Leonard Bremen
USA
Best movies:
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
The Front Page (1974)
The Young Philadelphians (1959)
Andrew Rubin
USA
Best movies:
Police Academy (1984)
Casey's Shadow (1978)
Little Miss Marker (1980)
Bill Ackridge
Best movies:
L'Inspecteur ne renonce jamais (1976)
A View to a Kill (1985)
Little Miss Marker (1980)
Jacquelyn Hyde
USA
Best movies:
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
Take the Money and Run (1969)
Little Miss Marker (1980)
John Finnegan
USA
Best movies:
JFK (1991)
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
The Natural (1984)
Ralph Manza
USA
Best movies:
The Enemy Below (1957)
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)
The Hunters (1958)
Jessica Rains
USA
Best movies:
Sleeper (1973)
Butterflies Are Free (1972)
Islands in the Stream (1977)
Simmy Bow
USA
Best movies:
Rocky (1976)
Beetlejuice (1988)
Little Miss Marker (1980)
Joshua Shelley
USA
Best movies:
All the President's Men (1976)
The Front Page (1974)
The Front (1976)
Henry Slate
USA
Best movies:
Rock Around the Clock (1956)
Pickup on South Street (1953)
Bedtime Story (1964)
Jack Mullaney
USA
Best movies:
Little Big Man (1970)
When the Legends Die (1972)
The Honeymoon Machine (1961)