Sorrowful Jones

Sorrowful Jones (1949)

Released: 1949-07-04 Duration: 1hr 28min
Genres: Comedy
Rating 6.1
Funnier Than "The Paleface"!

Overview

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.

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 2.274

Directed By

Sidney Lanfield

Crew

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

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Mary Jane Saunders
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Ethel Bryant
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John Butler
John Butler

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Claire Carleton
Claire Carleton

Agnes 'Happy Hips' Noonan (uncredited)

Douglas Carter
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Bill Cartledge
Bill Cartledge

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Maurice Cass
Maurice Cass

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George Chan
George Chan

Chinese Man (uncredited)

Noble 'Kid' Chissell
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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 "Skins" Miller
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)

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Horse Player (uncredited)

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Sally Rawlinson

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