Movie Description:
In this colorful, heartwarming storyset in the 1930`s, a stingy curmudgeon acceptss a gamble he can`t win, unless he`s ready to give up his heart. WalterMatthae portrays "Sorroful" Jones, a grouchy, horse-racing bookie who makes his living off other people`s losses. He`s got a reputation to keep, when whenan out-of-luck gambler begs himto accept his daughter as a "marker" on a debt, Sorroful says "yes." But now he`s stuck with the girl - and this six-yearold beauty may be more than he bargainedfor. She may even help a sour-faced bachelor find love!