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Little Miss Marker (1980)

Little Miss Marker poster
Directed by
Walter Bernstein
Genre
comedy drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 43m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 50 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A bookie takes in a young girl as collateral for a bet. He ends up caring for her and changing his ways.

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What happens

Little Miss Marker is a 1980 American comedy drama film written and directed by Walter Bernstein and based on a short story by Damon Runyon. It stars Walter Matthau, Tony Curtis, Julie Andrews, Bob Newhart and new arrival Sara Stimson. The film is a remake of the 1934 film starring Shirley Temple and Adolphe Menjou. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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