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They Shoot Horses, Don't They?( 1969)

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People are the ultimate spectacle.

Overview

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.

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      Jane Fonda

      Gloria Beatty

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      Michael Sarrazin

      Robert Syverton

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      Susannah York

      Alice LeBlanc

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      Gig Young

      Rocky Gravo

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      Red Buttons

      Sailor

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      Bonnie Bedelia

      Ruby Bates

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      Michael Conrad

      Rollo

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      Bruce Dern

      James Bates

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      Al Lewis

      Turkey

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      Robert Fields

      Joel

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      Severn Darden

      Cecil

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      Allyn Ann McLerie

      Shirl

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      Madge Kennedy

      Mrs. Laydon

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      Jacquelyn Hyde

      Jackie

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      Felice Orlandi

      Mario

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      Art Metrano

      Max

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      Gail Billings

      Lillian

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      Lynn Willis

      Coley James

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      Maxine Greene

      Agnes

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      Mary Gregory

      Nurse

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      Robert Dunlap

      College Boy

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      Paul Mantee

      Jiggs

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      Tim Herbert

      Doctor

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      Tom McFadden

      Second Trainer

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      Noble 'Kid' Chissell

      First Trainer

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      Ian Abercrombie

      Male Dancer #74 (Uncredited)

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      Teddy Buckner

      Band Member (Uncredited)

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      Fritzi Burr

      Nurse (Uncredited)

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      Minta Durfee

      Marathon Spectator (Uncredited)

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      Rudy Germane

      Marathon Spectator (uncredited)

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • dancing
    • based on novel or book
    • dance competition
    • boardwalk
    • marathon
    • pregnant woman
    • endurance
    • depression era
    • prize money
    • dance contest
    • contests and competitions
    • ballroom
    • assisted suicide
    • santa monica, california
    • depressed woman
    • survival competition
    • bleak
    • emcee
    • period film
    • desperate woman
    • suicide by gun
    • crazy competition
    • gun death
    • physical competition
    • santa monica pier
    • dance marathon