They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
1969Drama120 mins

Plot

In the midst of the Great Depression, manipulative emcee Rocky enlists contestants for a dance marathon offering a $1,500 cash prize. Among them are a failed actress, a middle-aged sailor, a delusional blonde a... read more

  • Sydney Pollack

    Director

  • Horace McCoy

    Novel

  • James Poe

    Screenplay

  • Robert E. Thompson

    Screenplay

  • Philip H. Lathrop

    Director of Photography

  • Fredric Steinkamp

    Editor

  • Jane Fonda

    Gloria Beatty

  • Michael Sarrazin

    Robert Syverton

  • Susannah York

    Alice LeBlanc

  • Gig Young

    Rocky Gravo

  • Red Buttons

    Sailor

  • Bonnie Bedelia

    Ruby Bates

  • Michael Conrad

    Rollo

  • Bruce Dern

    James Bates

  • Al Lewis

    Turkey

  • Robert Fields

    Joel

  • Severn Darden

    Cecil

  • Allyn Ann McLerie

    Shirl

  • Madge Kennedy

    Mrs. Laydon

  • Jacquelyn Hyde

    Jackie

  • Felice Orlandi

    Mario

  • Art Metrano

    Max

  • Gail Billings

    Lillian

  • Lynn Willis

    Coley James

  • Maxine Greene

    Agnes

  • Mary Gregory

    Nurse

  • Robert Dunlap

    College Boy

  • Paul Mantee

    Jiggs

  • Tim Herbert

    Doctor

  • Tom McFadden

    Second Trainer

  • Noble 'Kid' Chissell

    First Trainer

  • Ian Abercrombie

    Male Dancer #74 (Uncredited)

  • Teddy Buckner

    Band Member (Uncredited)

  • Fritzi Burr

    Nurse (Uncredited)

  • Minta Durfee

    Marathon Spectator (Uncredited)

  • Rudy Germane

    Marathon Spectator (uncredited)

  • Runtime

    120 minutes

    Released

    1969-12-10

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    Palomar Pictures International

    Sound

  • Johnny Green

    Original Music Composer

  • Updated

    80 days ago

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