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Sorrowful Jones

Sidney Lanfield

1949 • 1h 28m

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 Jones

Cast

Bob Hope

Bob HopeHumphrey "Sorrowful" Jones

Lucille Ball

Lucille BallGladys O'Neill

William Demarest

William DemarestRegret

Bruce Cabot

Bruce CabotBig Steve Holloway

Thomas Gomez

Thomas GomezReardon

Tom Pedi

Tom PediOnce Over Sam

Paul LeesOrville Smith

Houseley Stevenson

Houseley StevensonDoc Chesley

Ben Welden

Ben WeldenBig Steve's Bodyguard

Emmett Vogan

Emmett VoganPsychiatrist

Mary Jane Saunders

Mary Jane SaundersMartha Jane Smith

Erville Alderson

Erville AldersonHappy the Mortician (uncredited)

Ethel BryantNurse (uncredited)

John ButlerJack, Bettor on Green Demon (uncredited)

Claire Carleton

Claire CarletonAgnes 'Happy Hips' Noonan (uncredited)

Crew

Sidney Lanfield

Sidney LanfieldDirector

Damon Runyon

Damon RunyonStory

Wally Westmore

Wally WestmoreMakeup Supervisor

Jack Rose

Jack RoseScreenplay

Daniel L. Fapp

Daniel L. FappDirector of Photography

Sam Comer

Sam ComerSet Decoration

Melville Shavelson

Melville ShavelsonScreenplay

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Sorrowful Jones (1949) — Backlot Notes