Little Miss Marker (also known as The Girl in Pawn) is a 1934 film which tells the story of a young girl whose father gives her to a gangster as collateral to pay off a gambling debt. Initially upset about being given something without monetary value and being forced to look after the girl until the father returns, the gangster begins to develop a father-daughter relationship with the girl, and his fellow gangsters begin to fill the roles of her extended family. It stars Shirley Temple, Adolphe Menjou, Charles Bickford, Lynn Overman, and Dorothy Dell. Overman's character, Regret, is meant to be mafia accountant Otto Berman, best friend of writer Damon Runyon, who wrote the story on which the film is based. See also: 1933 in film 1934 1935 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn (of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) finally purchased the film rights to The Wizard of Oz from Frank J. Baum for $40,000. ... Shirley Temple Black was a former child actress and United States diplomat Shirley Jane Temple (born April 23, 1928), later known as Shirley Temple Black, is an American film child actress (considered by many to be the most famous child actor in history) and diplomat. ... February 18, 1890 - October 29, 1963 Adolphe Jean Menjou (February 18, 1890 – October 29, 1963) was an American actor. ... Charles Bickford (January 1, 1891 - November 9, 1967) was an American actor, who was born in United States and appearing the productions. ... Dorothy Dell (January 30, 1915 – June 8, 1934) was an American film actress. ... Otto Abbadabba Berman (1880/1889?-October 23, 1935) is a legendary US Mafia accountant famous for his ability to cook accounting books. ... Damon Runyon Damon Runyon (October 4, 1884 - December 10, 1946) was a newspaperman and writer. ...

The movie was adapted by Sam Hellman, Gladys Lehman and William R. Lipman. It was directed by Alexander Hall. The film has been deemed "culturally significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. Library of Congress, Jefferson building The Library of Congress is the unofficial national library of the United States. ... The National Film Registry is the registry of films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress. ...