Little Miss Marker
1934 · Movie · 80 min. · United States
The film tells the story of "Marky" (Temple), whose father gives her to a gangster-run gambling operation as a "marker" (collateral) for a bet. When the man loses his bet and commits suicide, the gangsters are left with the girl on their hands. They decide to keep her temporarily and use her to help pull off one of their fixed races, naming her the owner of the horse to be used in the race.
Direction Alexander Hall
Cast Adolphe Menjou · Dorothy Dell · Charles Bickford · Shirley Temple · Lynne Overman · Warren Hymer · Sam Hardy · John Kelly
Soundtrack Ralph Rainger · Sigmund Krumgold
Screenplay Gladys Lehman · Sam Hellman · William R. Lipman · Damon Runyon
Cinematography Alfred Gilks
Original title Little Miss Marker
5.9
29 votes (FilmAffinity)
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