Plot Synopsis:
Young Marthy "Marky" Jane (Shirley Temple, Now and Forever) is left by her father as a makeshift marker for his $20 bet, but when he commits suicide, the little girl finds herself in the custody of his bookie, Sorrowful Jones (Adolphe Menjou, A Farewell to Arms). Although ill-equipped to be a parent, Jones is quickly charmed by Marky, who tries to persuade him to leave behind his work at the racetrack with his crooked boss, Big Steve Halloway (Charles Bickford, White Woman), and settle down with his girlfriend, Bangles Carson (Dorothy Dell, Wharf Angel). Little Miss Marker was directed by Alexander Hall (Torch Singer, Goin’ to Town) and was remade in 1949 as Sorrowful Jones, starring screen legends Bob Hope and Lucille Ball.