The Day the Bookies Wept

The Day the Bookies Wept
1939Comedy64 mins

Plot

A pigeon breeder is hired to train a racehorse that wins only when it drinks beer.

  • Leslie Goodwins

    Director

  • Bert Granet

    Screenplay

  • George Jeske

    Screenplay

  • Daniel Fuchs

    Story

  • Jack MacKenzie

    Director of Photography

  • Desmond Marquette

    Editor

  • Joe Penner

    Ernest Ambrose

  • Betty Grable

    Ina Firpo

  • Richard Lane

    Ramsey Firpo

  • Tom Kennedy

    Pinky Brophy

  • Thurston Hall

    Col. March

  • Bernadene Hayes

    Margie

  • Carol Hughes

    Patsy

  • Vinton Hayworth

    Harry, Rider with Margie

  • Brooks Benedict

    Major 'Brownie' Horner (uncredited)

  • Stanley Blystone

    Racetrack Bookie / Cashier (uncredited)

  • Eddie Borden

    Skinny Taxi Driver (uncredited)

  • Harry Bowen

    Taxi Driver (uncredited)

  • Lynton Brent

    Photographer (uncredited)

  • Paul E. Burns

    Racetrack Taxi Patron (uncredited)

  • Lester Dorr

    Horse Seller to Colonel March (uncredited)

  • Eddie Dunn

    Racetrack Detective (uncredited)

  • Edward Earle

    Race Judge (uncredited)

  • Jack Gargan

    Cab Mechanic / Dispatcher (uncredited)

  • Harry Harvey

    Beer Delivery Man (uncredited)

  • Al Herman

    Racetrack Tout (uncredited)

  • Earle Hodgins

    Horse Auctioneer (uncredited)

  • Lloyd Ingraham

    Man with Binoculars (uncredited)

  • Jack Irwin

    Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

  • Mike Lally

    Stable's Gate Guard (uncredited)

  • Wilfred Lucas

    Bill, Man Outside Racetrack (uncredited)

  • Teddy Mangean

    Hiccup's Jockey (uncredited)

  • Frank Marlowe

    Taxi Driver with Mustache (uncredited)

  • Frank Mills

    Racetrack Betting Teller (uncredited)

  • Bruce Mitchell

    Jed Albright, Cashier (uncredited)

  • William Newell

    Maxie T. Bookmaker (uncredited)

  • George Noisom

    Newsboy (uncredited)

  • Frank O'Connor

    Railbird Race Spectator (uncredited)

  • Emory Parnell

    Motor Cop (uncredited)

  • Leonard Penn

    Man at Racetrack (uncredited)

  • Ronald R. Rondell

    Inquisitive Taxi Driver (uncredited)

  • Douglas Spencer

    Auction Spectator (uncredited)

  • Max Wagner

    Bet Placing Taxi Driver (uncredited)

  • Chill Wills

    Man on Bus (uncredited)

  • Runtime

    64 minutes

    Released

    1939-09-13

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    RKO Radio Pictures

    Updated

    6 days ago

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