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Sorrowful Jones (1949)

Funnier Than "The Paleface"!

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 28M

Director : Sidney Lanfield
Writer : Edmund L. Hartmann, Melville Shavelson, Jack Rose

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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

Crews

Sidney Lanfield
Sidney Lanfield
Director
Damon Runyon
Damon Runyon
Story
Edmund L. Hartmann
Edmund L. Hartmann
Screenplay
Melville Shavelson
Melville Shavelson
Screenplay
Jack Rose
Jack Rose
Screenplay
Daniel L. Fapp
Daniel L. Fapp
Director of Photography
Hans Dreier
Hans Dreier
Art Direction
Albert Nozaki
Albert Nozaki
Art Direction
Gordon Jennings
Gordon Jennings
Special Effects
Sam Comer
Sam Comer
Set Decoration
Bertram C. Granger
Bertram C. Granger
Set Decoration
Robert Emmett Dolan
Robert Emmett Dolan
Original Music Composer
Arthur P. Schmidt
Arthur P. Schmidt
Editor
Mary Kay Dodson
Mary Kay Dodson
Costume Design
Wally Westmore
Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor
Oscar Rudolph
Oscar Rudolph
Assistant Director
Jay Livingston
Jay Livingston
Songs
Ray Evans
Ray Evans
Songs
Harold Lewis
Harold Lewis
Sound Recordist
John Cope
John Cope
Sound Recordist
Robert L. Welch
Robert L. Welch
Producer

Posters and backgrounds

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