Sorrowful Jones

NR
1h 28m
1949
6.1 /10 (8)

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.

Country : United States of America
Genre : Comedy
Languages : English
Released Date: 1949-07-04

Top Billed Cast

Bob Hope

Humphrey "Sorrowful" Jones

Lucille Ball

Gladys O'Neill

William Demarest

Regret

Bruce Cabot

Big Steve Holloway

Thomas Gomez

Reardon

Tom Pedi

Once Over Sam

Paul Lees

Orville Smith

Houseley Stevenson

Doc Chesley

Ben Welden

Big Steve's Bodyguard

Emmett Vogan

Psychiatrist

Mary Jane Saunders

Martha Jane Smith

Erville Alderson

Happy the Mortician (uncredited)

Ethel Bryant

Nurse (uncredited)

John Butler

Jack, Bettor on Green Demon (uncredited)

Claire Carleton

Agnes 'Happy Hips' Noonan (uncredited)

Douglas Carter

Horse Player (uncredited)

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