Little Miss Marker

1934

1h 19m

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6.4/10

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Big Steve Halloway, gambler and proprietor of New York's Horseshoe Cabaret, is in desperate need of money. He arranges for his fellow bookies, especially Sorrowful Jones, to each pay him $1,000 for his racehorse, Dream Prince, to lose. With all bets being placed at the window, Sorrowful encounters a gambler, having lost $500, wanting to place his bet but unable to come up with $20. Instead, he places his little girl, Marthy Jane, as security, or in bookie's terms a "marker". "Marky", as she comes to be known, winds up under the care of Sorrowful Jones and his lady friend, singer Bangles Carson.

Directors

Alexander Hall

Writers

Sam Hellman(screenplay by)

William R. Lipman(screenplay by)

Gladys Lehman(screenplay by)

Stars

Shirley Temple

Adolphe Menjou

Charles Bickford

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Shirley Temple

Marthy Jane aka 'Marky'

Sorrowful Jones

Big Steve Halloway

Bangles Carson

Sore Toe

Regret

Bennie the Gouge

Canvas Back

Doc Chesley

Sun Rise

Dr. Ingalls

Bettor (uncredited)

Marky's Father (uncredited)

James Burke

Detective Reardon (uncredited)

Mildred Gover

Bangles' Maid Sarah (uncredited)

Willie Best

Dizzy Memphis (uncredited)

Garry Owen

Grinder (uncredited)

Huey White

Eddie (uncredited)

Directors

Alexander Hall

Writers

Sam Hellman(screenplay by)

William R. Lipman(screenplay by)

Gladys Lehman(screenplay by)

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10/10

This movie really threw Shirley Temple into the spotlight, and for good reason. She hits every note perfectly, and showed that she had what it took to move beyond shorts and into feature films. The problems that Little Miss Marker suffers from are mostly caused by the times. The sound is pretty bad throughout the movie, the levels are all over the place, and the acting from a few characters is completely over the top. Of course, that's all due from the movie being made in 1934. The entire industry was still figuring out the whole sound thing, and this film is definitely a reminder of that. However, Little Miss Marker is still a heartwarming little movie with memorable performances and a solid story.

Kandarr05 Sep, 2017