Watch Sorrowful Jones (1949) Official Trailer
Funnier Than "The Paleface"!
6.6 / 10 IMDb July 4, 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 must also evade crooked gangsters and indulge in a bit of horse-thieving.
Director
Runtime
1h 28m
Release Date
July 4, 1949
Genre
Comedy
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Producers
Cast
Bob Hope
as Humphrey "Sorrowful" Jones
Lucille Ball
as Gladys O'Neill
William Demarest
as Regret
Bruce Cabot
as Big Steve Holloway
Thomas Gomez
as Reardon
Tom Pedi
as Once Over Sam
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Paul Lees
as Orville Smith
Houseley Stevenson
as Doc Chesley
Ben Welden
as Big Steve's Bodyguard
Emmett Vogan
as Psychiatrist
Mary Jane Saunders
as Martha Jane Smith
Erville Alderson
as Happy the Mortician (uncredited)
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Ethel Bryant
as Nurse (uncredited)
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John Butler
as Jack, Bettor on Green Demon (uncredited)
Claire Carleton
as Agnes 'Happy Hips' Noonan (uncredited)
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Douglas Carter
as Horse Player (uncredited)
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Bill Cartledge
as First Jockey (uncredited)
Maurice Cass
as Psychiatrist (uncredited)
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George Chan
as Chinese Man (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
as Bookie (uncredited)
Production Companies
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