A wildly romantic comedy about a cookie, a bookie, and the kid they bet their hearts on.
1980 · PG · 1h 43m · Comedy, Romance
Sorrowful Jones is a cheap bookie in the 1930s. When a gambler leaves his daughter as a marker for a bet, he gets stuck with her. His life changes a great deal with her arrival and he finds sudden love for a woman also involved in gambling operations.
Director: Walter Bernstein
Writers: Walter Bernstein, Damon Runyon
Music by: Henry Mancini
Cinematography: Philip H. Lathrop
Editor: Eve Newman
Box office: $6M · Rated 6.6/10 by 51 viewers