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Sorrowful Jones

NR

1949

88 minutes

Comedy

Overview

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.

Top Cast

Bob Hope headshot

Bob Hope

Humphrey "Sorrowful" Jones

Lucille Ball headshot

Lucille Ball

Gladys O'Neill

William Demarest headshot

William Demarest

Regret

Bruce Cabot headshot

Bruce Cabot

Big Steve Holloway

Thomas Gomez headshot

Thomas Gomez

Reardon

Tom Pedi headshot

Tom Pedi

Once Over Sam

Paul Lees headshot

Paul Lees

Orville Smith

Houseley Stevenson headshot

Houseley Stevenson

Doc Chesley

Ben Welden headshot

Ben Welden

Big Steve's Bodyguard

Emmett Vogan headshot

Emmett Vogan

Psychiatrist

Mary Jane Saunders headshot

Mary Jane Saunders

Martha Jane Smith

Erville Alderson headshot

Erville Alderson

Happy the Mortician (uncredited)

Ethel Bryant headshot

Ethel Bryant

Nurse (uncredited)

John Butler headshot

John Butler

Jack, Bettor on Green Demon (uncredited)

Claire Carleton headshot

Claire Carleton

Agnes 'Happy Hips' Noonan (uncredited)

Douglas Carter headshot

Douglas Carter

Horse Player (uncredited)

Bill Cartledge headshot

Bill Cartledge

First Jockey (uncredited)

Maurice Cass headshot

Maurice Cass

Psychiatrist (uncredited)

George Chan headshot

George Chan

Chinese Man (uncredited)

Noble 'Kid' Chissell headshot

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Bookie (uncredited)

Michael Cirillo headshot

Michael Cirillo

Horse Player (uncredited)

Tony Cirillo headshot

Tony Cirillo

Horse Player (uncredited)

Charles Cooley headshot

Charles Cooley

Shorty (uncredited)

James Cornell headshot

James Cornell

Horse Player (uncredited)

Betty Corner headshot

Betty Corner

Nurse (uncredited)

Edgar Dearing headshot

Edgar Dearing

Police Lt. Ed Mitchell (uncredited)

Sayre Dearing headshot

Sayre Dearing

Spectator (uncredited)

Jay Eaton headshot

Jay Eaton

Horse Player (uncredited)

Sam Finn headshot

Sam Finn

Horse Player (uncredited)

Joe Gray headshot

Joe Gray

Gambler (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton headshot

Chuck Hamilton

Policeman (uncredited)

Henry Hope headshot

Henry Hope

Motorcyclist (uncredited)

Jerry Hunter headshot

Jerry Hunter

Newsboy (uncredited)

Selmer Jackson headshot

Selmer Jackson

Doctor (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp headshot

Kenner G. Kemp

Bookmaker (uncredited)

Bob Kortman headshot

Bob Kortman

Horse Player (uncredited)

Marc Krah headshot

Marc Krah

Nick, the Barber (uncredited)

Pat Lane headshot

Pat Lane

Bookie (uncredited)

Orley Lindgren headshot

Orley Lindgren

Bit Part (uncredited)

Louise Lorimer headshot

Louise Lorimer

Nurse-Receptionist (uncredited)

George Magrill headshot

George Magrill

Horse Player (uncredited)

John Mallon headshot

John Mallon

Horse Player (uncredited)

Speer Martin headshot

Speer Martin

Jockey (uncredited)

John 'Skins' Miller headshot

John 'Skins' Miller

Head Telephone Man (uncredited)

Ralph Montgomery headshot

Ralph Montgomery

Horse Player (uncredited)

Patsy O'Byrne headshot

Patsy O'Byrne

Mrs. Oliver Sims (uncredited)

Ralph Peters headshot

Ralph Peters

Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

Dario Piazza headshot

Dario Piazza

Horse Player (uncredited)

Sally Rawlinson headshot

Sally Rawlinson

Nurse (uncredited)

Allen Ray headshot

Allen Ray

Horse Player (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgway headshot

Suzanne Ridgway

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Eddie Rio headshot

Eddie Rio

Bookie (uncredited)

Jack Roberts headshot

Jack Roberts

Horse Player (uncredited)

John Shay headshot

John Shay

Doctor (uncredited)

Billy Snyder headshot

Billy Snyder

Bookie (uncredited)

Arthur Space headshot

Arthur Space

Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)

Bert Stevens headshot

Bert Stevens

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Delmar Thomas headshot

Delmar Thomas

Exercise Boy (uncredited)

Sid Tomack headshot

Sid Tomack

Waiter at Steve's Place (uncredited)

Harry Tyler headshot

Harry Tyler

Blinky (uncredited)

Annette Warren headshot

Annette Warren

Gladys O'Neill (singing voice) (uncredited)

Walter Winchell headshot

Walter Winchell

Himself (voice) (uncredited)

William Yip headshot

William Yip

Bookie (uncredited)

Frank Mills headshot

Frank Mills

James Davies headshot

James Davies