Little Miss Marker

The first film version of Damon Runyon's 1932 short story gave Shirley Temple her first feature starring assignment as little Marthy "Marky" Jane, an adorable tyke left to bookie Sorrowful Jones (Adolphe Menjou) as a gambling marker. Marky's influence leads Sorrowful to try to mend his ways and marry his nightclub singer sweetheart Bangles Carson (Dorothy Dell). Charles Bickford, Lynne Overman, Warren Hymer also star. 80 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English; audio commentary.