Question 1

Which actor from the 1962 version '40 Pounds of Trouble' appears in this remake but plays a different character?

Accepted Answer

Tony Curtis co-starred in this remake; he did not play the Sorrowful Jones character but played Blackie. In the 1962 version, he played Steve McCluskey.

Question 2

What unique condition allowed screenwriter Walter Bernstein to direct this movie?

Accepted Answer

Walter Bernstein negotiated a deal to direct this movie as a condition for Universal Pictures acquiring his screenplay.

Question 3

How many film versions of Damon Runyon's 'Little Miss Marker' story existed before this 1980 remake?

Accepted Answer

This is the fourth version. Earlier versions were 'Little Miss Marker' (1934), 'Sorrowful Jones' (1949), and '40 Pounds of Trouble' (1962).

Question 4

Which actress played the title role in this film, and what award was she nominated for?

Accepted Answer

Sara Stimson played the title role. She was nominated for Best Female Young Artist in a Major Motion Picture at the 1981 Family Entertainment Awards.

Question 5

What is the setting and central conflict of the story?

Accepted Answer

Set in the 1930s, Sorrowful Jones is a cheap bookie who gets stuck with a gambler's daughter left as a marker for a bet. Her arrival changes his life.

Little Miss Marker

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