Sorrowful Jones (1949)
Sorrowful Jones (1949)
Funnier Than "The Paleface"!
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.

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Cast

Bob Hope Bob Hope As: Humphrey "Sorrowful" Jones
Lucille Ball Lucille Ball As: Gladys O'Neill
William Demarest William Demarest As: Regret
Bruce Cabot Bruce Cabot As: Big Steve Holloway
Thomas Gomez Thomas Gomez As: Reardon
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: Funnier Than "The Paleface"!
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Comedy

Language: English

Release Date: 04 July 1949

Country: US

Runtime: 88m

Company Credits

Company: Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Bob Hope

Bob Hope

Humphrey "Sorrowful" Jones

Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball

Gladys O'Neill

William Demarest

William Demarest

Regret

Bruce Cabot

Bruce Cabot

Big Steve Holloway

Thomas Gomez

Thomas Gomez

Reardon

Tom Pedi

Tom Pedi

Once Over Sam

Paul Lees

Paul Lees

Orville Smith

Houseley Stevenson

Houseley Stevenson

Doc Chesley

Ben Welden

Ben Welden

Big Steve's Bodyguard

Emmett Vogan

Emmett Vogan

Psychiatrist

Mary Jane Saunders

Mary Jane Saunders

Martha Jane Smith

Erville Alderson

Erville Alderson

Happy the Mortician (uncredited)

Ethel Bryant

Ethel Bryant

Nurse (uncredited)

John Butler

John Butler

Jack, Bettor on Green Demon (uncredited)

Claire Carleton

Claire Carleton

Agnes 'Happy Hips' Noonan (uncredited)

Douglas Carter

Douglas Carter

Horse Player (uncredited)

Bill Cartledge

Bill Cartledge

First Jockey (uncredited)

Maurice Cass

Maurice Cass

Psychiatrist (uncredited)

George Chan

George Chan

Chinese Man (uncredited)

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Bookie (uncredited)

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

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)

Dario Piazza

Dario Piazza

Horse Player (uncredited)

Sally Rawlinson

Sally Rawlinson

Nurse (uncredited)

Allen Ray

Allen Ray

Horse Player (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgway

Suzanne Ridgway

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Eddie Rio

Eddie Rio

Bookie (uncredited)

Jack Roberts

Jack Roberts

Horse Player (uncredited)

John Shay

John Shay

Doctor (uncredited)

Billy Snyder

Billy Snyder

Bookie (uncredited)

Arthur Space

Arthur Space

Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

Bert Stevens

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Delmar Thomas

Delmar Thomas

Exercise Boy (uncredited)

Sid Tomack

Sid Tomack

Waiter at Steve's Place (uncredited)

Harry Tyler

Harry Tyler

Blinky (uncredited)

Annette Warren

Annette Warren

Gladys O'Neill (singing voice) (uncredited)

Walter Winchell

Walter Winchell

Himself (voice) (uncredited)

William Yip

William Yip

Bookie (uncredited)

Frank Mills

Frank Mills

James Davies

James Davies

Directed By

Sidney Lanfield

Sidney Lanfield

Director

Oscar Rudolph

Oscar Rudolph

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Mary Kay Dodson

Mary Kay Dodson

Costume Design

Wally Westmore

Wally Westmore

Makeup Supervisor

Sound

Robert Emmett Dolan

Robert Emmett Dolan

Original Music Composer

Jay Livingston

Jay Livingston

Songs

Ray Evans

Ray Evans

Songs

Harold Lewis

Harold Lewis

Sound Recordist

John Cope

John Cope

Sound Recordist

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Daniel L. Fapp

Daniel L. Fapp

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Hans Dreier

Hans Dreier

Art Direction

Albert Nozaki

Albert Nozaki

Art Direction

Sam Comer

Sam Comer

Set Decoration

Bertram C. Granger

Bertram C. Granger

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Gordon Jennings

Gordon Jennings

Special Effects

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