“Sorrowful Jones” is the first of four films that Bob Hope and Lucille Ball appeared in together. This picture is more of a drama than the other three, but does have plenty of one-liners for Hope to deliver. Director Sidney Lanfield (“Swanee River” 1939) and screenwriters Melville Shavelson, Edmund Hartman, and Jack Rose have struck a good balance between comedy and drama.
Hope plays Sorrowful Jones, a carefree bachelor who is left with a friend’s child to care for. Child actress Mary Jane Saunders portrays the girl in a manner reminiscent of Shirley Temple. In fact, “Sorrowful Jones” is a remake of Temple’s 1934 film “Little Miss Marker.” Ball plays Sorrowful’s friend who also takes an interest in the child. Co-stars include William Demarest and Bruce Cabot.
The watchable “Sorrowful Jones” was popular in theatrical release for Paramount Pictures. The four Bob Hope-Lucille Ball motion pictures include “Sorrowful Jones” (1949), “Fancy Pants” (1950), “The Facts of Life” 1960, and “Critic’s Choice” (1963).
Sorrowful Jones (1949)
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“Sorrowful Jones” is the first of four films that Bob Hope and Lucille Ball appeared in together. This picture is more of a drama than the other three, but does have plenty of one-liners for Hope to deliver. Director Sidney Lanfield (“Swanee River” 1939) and screenwriters Melville Shavelson, Edmund Hartman, and Jack Rose have struck a good balance between comedy and drama.
Hope plays Sorrowful Jones, a carefree bachelor who is left with a friend’s child to care for. Child actress Mary Jane Saunders portrays the girl in a manner reminiscent of Shirley Temple. In fact, “Sorrowful Jones” is a remake of Temple’s 1934 film “Little Miss Marker.” Ball plays Sorrowful’s friend who also takes an interest in the child. Co-stars include William Demarest and Bruce Cabot.
The watchable “Sorrowful Jones” was popular in theatrical release for Paramount Pictures. The four Bob Hope-Lucille Ball motion pictures include “Sorrowful Jones” (1949), “Fancy Pants” (1950), “The Facts of Life” 1960, and “Critic’s Choice” (1963).