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They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

7.6 120 mins Drama   1969
Palomar Pictures International  
Director(s): Sydney Pollack

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 and a pregnant girl.

Casts of They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Jane Fonda

as Gloria Beatty

Michael Sarrazin

as Robert Syverton

Susannah York

as Alice LeBlanc

Gig Young

as Rocky Gravo

Red Buttons

as Sailor

Bonnie Bedelia

as Ruby Bates

Michael Conrad

as Rollo

Bruce Dern

as James Bates

Al Lewis

as Turkey

Robert Fields

as Joel

Severn Darden

as Cecil

Madge Kennedy

as Mrs. Laydon

Jacquelyn Hyde

as Jackie

Felice Orlandi

as Mario

Art Metrano

as Max

Gail Billings

as Lillian

Lynn Willis

as Coley James

Maxine Greene

as Agnes

Mary Gregory

as Nurse

Robert Dunlap

as College Boy

Paul Mantee

as Jiggs

Tim Herbert

as Doctor

Tom McFadden

as Second Trainer

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

as First Trainer

Ian Abercrombie

as Male Dancer #74 (Uncredited)

Teddy Buckner

as Band Member (Uncredited)

Fritzi Burr

as Nurse (Uncredited)

Minta Durfee

as Marathon Spectator (Uncredited)

Rudy Germane

as Marathon Spectator (uncredited)

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