Little Miss Marker (1980)
“A wildly romantic comedy about a cookie, a bookie, and the kid they bet their hearts on.”
Sorrowful Jones is a cheap bookie in the 1930s. When a gambler leaves his daughter as a marker for a bet, he gets stuck with her. His life changes a great deal with her arrival and he finds sudden love for a woman also involved in gambling operations.
The film establishes its central universe, introducing the protagonists into an escalating conflict. Directed by Walter Bernstein, this opening movement establishes high visual and thematic stakes that set the narrative journey into motion.
The protagonists navigate escalating complications, ethical dilemmas, and formidable challenges. Starring Walter Matthau, Julie Andrews, Tony Curtis, the middle act intensifies dramatic momentum toward an inevitable turning point.
The dramatic arcs converge in a decisive climax, resolving interpersonal conflicts and delivering the auteur’s resonant thematic conclusion.
Walter Matthau
as Sorrowful Jones
Julie Andrews
as Amanda
Tony Curtis
as Blackie
Bob Newhart
as Regret
Lee Grant
as The Judge
Brian Dennehy
as Herbie
Kenneth McMillan
as Brannigan
Andrew Rubin
as Carter
Tom Pedi
as Vittorio
Jacquelyn Hyde
as Lola
Jessica Rains
as Clerk
Wynn Irwin
as Mr. AdamsCinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 103 min |
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