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.
Little Miss Marker (1934) is a comedy and family film directed by Alexander Hall, released on June 1, 1934 with a runtime of 1h 19m. It stars Shirley Temple, Adolphe Menjou, Charles Bickford and Dorothy Dell. Viewers rate it 6.5 out of 10 across 26 ratings.
Shirley Temple
as Marthy Jane aka 'Marky'
Adolphe Menjou
as Sorrowful Jones
Charles Bickford
as Big Steve Halloway
Dorothy Dell
as Bangles Carson
Warren Hymer
as Sore Toe
Lynne Overman
as Regret
Sam Hardy
as Bennie the Gouge
John Kelly
as Canvas Back
Frank McGlynn Sr.
as Doc Chesley
John Sheehan
as Sun Rise
Frank Conroy
as Dr. Ingalls
Ernie Adams
as Bettor (uncredited)
Directed by Alexander Hall, written by Sam Hellman, William R. Lipman and Gladys Lehman, produced by B.P. Schulberg.
Average viewer score of 6.5/10 from 26 ratings.
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…
Reviewed on September 5, 2017
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Little Miss Marker (1934) is available to stream on IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Little Miss Marker (1934) includes Shirley Temple, Adolphe Menjou, Charles Bickford, Dorothy Dell and Warren Hymer. The film was directed by Alexander Hall. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Little Miss Marker was released on June 1, 1934 and runs for 1h 19m.
Little Miss Marker (1934) holds an average rating of 6.5 out of 10 from 26 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy and family films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
