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Sorrowful Jones

  • 1949
  • Approved
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
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Lucille Ball, Bob Hope, and Mary Jane Saunders in Sorrowful Jones (1949)
ComedyDrama

A young girl is left with the notoriously cheap Sorrowful Jones as a marker for a bet. Her father disappears and he learns that taking care of her cramps his free-wheeling life. Sorrowful mu... Read allA young girl is left with the notoriously cheap Sorrowful Jones as a marker for a bet. Her father disappears and he learns that taking care of her cramps his free-wheeling life. Sorrowful must evade gangsters and do some horse-thieving.A young girl is left with the notoriously cheap Sorrowful Jones as a marker for a bet. Her father disappears and he learns that taking care of her cramps his free-wheeling life. Sorrowful must evade gangsters and do some horse-thieving.

  • Director
    • Sidney Lanfield
  • Writers
    • Melville Shavelson
    • Edmund L. Hartmann
    • Jack Rose
  • Stars
    • Bob Hope
    • Lucille Ball
    • William Demarest
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sidney Lanfield
    • Writers
      • Melville Shavelson
      • Edmund L. Hartmann
      • Jack Rose
    • Stars
      • Bob Hope
      • Lucille Ball
      • William Demarest
    • 13User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    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
    • 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
    • Nurse
    • (uncredited)
    John Butler
    John Butler
    • Jack - Bettor on Green Demon
    • (uncredited)
    Claire Carleton
    Claire Carleton
    • Agnes 'Happy Hips' Noonan
    • (uncredited)
    Douglas Carter
    • Horse Player
    • (uncredited)
    Bill Cartledge
    • First Jockey
    • (uncredited)
    Maurice Cass
    Maurice Cass
    • Psychiatrist
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Sidney Lanfield
    • Writers
      • Melville Shavelson
      • Edmund L. Hartmann
      • Jack Rose
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews13

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      First of four feature films that Bob Hope and Lucille Ball made together.
    • Goofs
      In the shot where Dreamy Joe is brought into the hospital, the head collar changes. The one he's wearing outside the door is different to the one he has on in the reception area.
    • Quotes
      • Humphrey 'Sorrowful' Jones: [kneeling next to the bathtub, and has just begun to scrub Martha Jane's back when the doorbell rings] Saved by the bell!
      • Martha Jane Smith: [enthusiastically] Do you want me to answer it?
      • Humphrey 'Sorrowful' Jones: Not in that costume.
    • Connections
      Featured in Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      Havin' a Wonderful Wish (Time You Were Here)
      Music by Jay Livingston

      Lyrics by Ray Evans

      Sung by Lucille Ball (dubbed by Annette Warren (uncredited))

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    Details

    • Release date
      • July 4, 1949 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dejada en prenda
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $7,412,000
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 28m(88 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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