Marthy Jane aka 'Marky'
Shirley Temple
Marthy Jane aka 'Marky'
Overview
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.
Cast
Sorrowful Jones
Adolphe Menjou
Sorrowful Jones
Big Steve Halloway
Charles Bickford
Big Steve Halloway
Bangles Carson
Dorothy Dell
Bangles Carson
Sore Toe
Warren Hymer
Sore Toe
Regret
Lynne Overman
Regret
Bennie the Gouge
Sam Hardy
Bennie the Gouge
Canvas Back
John Kelly
Canvas Back
Doc Chesley
Frank McGlynn Sr.
Doc Chesley
Sun Rise
John Sheehan
Sun Rise
Dr. Ingalls
Frank Conroy
Dr. Ingalls
Bettor (uncredited)
Ernie Adams
Bettor (uncredited)
Reviews
Kandarr
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.
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