Sorrowful Jones is a cheap bookie in the 1930s. When a gambler leaves his daughter as a marker for a bet, he gets stuck with her. His life changes a great deal with her arrival and he finds sudden love for a woman also involved in gambling operations.

Walter Matthau
as Sorrowful Jones

Julie Andrews
as Amanda

Tony Curtis
as Blackie

Bob Newhart
as Regret

Lee Grant
as The Judge

Brian Dennehy
as Herbie

Kenneth McMillan
as Brannigan

Andrew Rubin
as Carter

Tom Pedi
as Vittorio

Jacquelyn Hyde
as Lola