Stand by · pulling the latest frames
Stand by · pulling the latest frames


Sorrowful Jones is a cheap bookie in the 1930s. When a gambler leaves his daughter as a marker for a bet, he gets stuck with her. His life will change a great deal with her arrival and his sudden love for a woman also involved in gambling operations.
6.6
Score
50 votes
“A wildly romantic comedy about a cookie, a bookie, and the kid they bet their hearts on.”

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