Movie: Sorrowful Jones

Top 10 Billed Cast

Bob Hope
Bob Hope

Humphrey "Sorrowful" Jones

Lucille Ball
Lucille Ball

Gladys O'Neill

William Demarest
William Demarest

Regret

Bruce Cabot
Bruce Cabot

Big Steve Holloway

Thomas Gomez
Thomas Gomez

Reardon

Tom Pedi
Tom Pedi

Once Over Sam

Paul Lees
Paul Lees

Orville Smith

Houseley Stevenson
Houseley Stevenson

Doc Chesley

Ben Welden
Ben Welden

Big Steve's Bodyguard

Emmett Vogan
Emmett Vogan

Psychiatrist

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1949-07-04

  • Average

    6.1

  • Rating:

    3.0 starts
  • Tagline

    Funnier Than "The Paleface"!

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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