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  • Sorrowful Jones (1949)
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    88 min | Comedy, Drama
Sorrowful Jones (1949)
Approved
88 min | Comedy, Drama

A young girl is left with the notoriously cheap Sorrowful Jones as a marker for a bet. Her father disappears and he learns that taking care of her cramps his free-wheeling life. Sorrowful must evade gangsters and do some horse-thieving.
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Director
Writers
Melville Shavelson (screenplay) | Edmund L. Hartmann (screenplay) (as Edmund Hartmann) | Jack Rose (screenplay) | Damon Runyon (adapted from a story by) & 3 more
Producer
Cinematographer
Editor
Arthur P. Schmidt (as Arthur Schmidt)
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Jun 5, 1949

Release date
Jul 4, 1949 (United States)

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Cast

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65 cast members
Name Known for
Bob Hope
Humphrey 'Sorrowful' Jones Humphrey 'Sorrowful' Jones   See fewer
Lucille Ball
Gladys O'Neill Gladys O'Neill   See fewer
Bruce Cabot
Big Steve Holloway Big Steve Holloway   See fewer
Thomas Gomez
Reardon Reardon   See fewer
Tom Pedi
Once Over Sam Once Over Sam   See fewer
Paul Lees
Orville Smith Orville Smith   See fewer
Houseley Stevenson
Doc Chesley Doc Chesley   See fewer
Ben Welden
Big Steve's Bodyguard Big Steve's Bodyguard   See fewer
Emmett Vogan
Psychiatrist Psychiatrist   See fewer
Mary Jane Saunders
Martha Jane Smith Martha Jane Smith   See fewer
Erville Alderson
Happy - the Mortician (uncredited) Happy - the Mortician (uncredited)   See fewer
Ethel Bryant
Nurse (uncredited) Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
John Butler
Jack - Bettor on Green Demon (uncredited) Jack - Bettor on Green Demon (uncredited)   See fewer
Claire Carleton
Agnes 'Happy Hips' Noonan (uncredited) Agnes 'Happy Hips' Noonan (uncredited)   See fewer
Douglas Carter
Horse Player (uncredited) Horse Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Bill Cartledge
First Jockey (uncredited) First Jockey (uncredited)   See fewer
Maurice Cass
Psychiatrist (uncredited) Psychiatrist (uncredited)   See fewer
George Chan
Chinese Man (uncredited) Chinese Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Bookie (uncredited) Bookie (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael Cirillo
Horse Player (uncredited) Horse Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Tony Cirillo
Horse Player (uncredited) Horse Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Cooley
Shorty (uncredited) Shorty (uncredited)   See fewer
James Cornell
Horse Player (uncredited) Horse Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Betty Corner
Nurse (uncredited) Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
James Davies
Horse Player (uncredited) Horse Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Edgar Dearing
Police Lt. Ed Mitchell (uncredited) Police Lt. Ed Mitchell (uncredited)   See fewer
Sayre Dearing
Spectator (uncredited) Spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
Jay Eaton
Horse Player (uncredited) Horse Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Sam Finn
Horse Player (uncredited) Horse Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Gray
Gambler (uncredited) Gambler (uncredited)   See fewer
Chuck Hamilton
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Henry Hope
Motorcyclist (uncredited) Motorcyclist (uncredited)   See fewer
Jerry Hunter
Newsboy (uncredited) Newsboy (uncredited)   See fewer
Selmer Jackson
Doctor (uncredited) Doctor (uncredited)   See fewer
Kenner G. Kemp
Bookmaker (uncredited) Bookmaker (uncredited)   See fewer
Bob Kortman
Horse Player (uncredited) Horse Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Marc Krah
Nick, the Barber (uncredited) Nick, the Barber (uncredited)   See fewer
Pat Lane
Bookie (uncredited) Bookie (uncredited)   See fewer
Orley Lindgren
Bit Part (uncredited) Bit Part (uncredited)   See fewer
Louise Lorimer
Nurse-Receptionist (uncredited) Nurse-Receptionist (uncredited)   See fewer
George Magrill
Horse Player (uncredited) Horse Player (uncredited)   See fewer
John Mallon
Horse Player (uncredited) Horse Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Speer Martin
Jockey (uncredited) Jockey (uncredited)   See fewer
John 'Skins' Miller
Head Telephone Man (uncredited) Head Telephone Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Mills
Horse Player (uncredited) Horse Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Ralph Montgomery
Horse Player (uncredited) Horse Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Patsy O'Byrne
Mrs. Oliver Sims, deaf scrubwoman (uncredited) Mrs. Oliver Sims, deaf scrubwoman (uncredited)   See fewer
Ralph Peters
Taxicab Driver (uncredited) Taxicab Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Dario Piazza
Horse Player (uncredited) Horse Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Sally Rawlinson
Nurse (uncredited) Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
Allen Ray
Horse Player (uncredited) Horse Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Suzanne Ridgway
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Nightclub Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Rio
Bookie (uncredited) Bookie (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Roberts
Horse Player (uncredited) Horse Player (uncredited)   See fewer
John Shay
Doctor (uncredited) Doctor (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy Snyder
Bookie (uncredited) Bookie (uncredited)   See fewer
Arthur Space
Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited) Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Bert Stevens
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Nightclub Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Delmar Thomas
Exercise Boy (uncredited) Exercise Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Sid Tomack
Waiter at Steve's Place (uncredited) Waiter at Steve's Place (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Tyler
Blinky (uncredited) Blinky (uncredited)   See fewer
Annette Warren
Gladys O'Neill (singing voice) (uncredited) Gladys O'Neill (singing voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Winchell
Walter Winchell (voice) (uncredited) Walter Winchell (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
William Yip
Bookie (uncredited) Bookie (uncredited)   See fewer
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