They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Sydney Pollack1969-12-10
People are the ultimate spectacle.
7.6
120 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Jane Fonda | Gloria Beatty | Hangin with Mr. Cooper |
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Michael Sarrazin | Robert Syverton | Unowned |
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Susannah York | Alice LeBlanc | Unowned |
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Gig Young | Rocky Gravo | Unowned |
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Red Buttons | Sailor | Unowned |
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Bonnie Bedelia | Ruby Bates | Unowned |
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Michael Conrad | Rollo | Unowned |
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Bruce Dern | James Bates | Hangin with Mr. Cooper |
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Al Lewis | Turkey | Unowned |
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Robert Fields | Joel | Unowned |
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Severn Darden | Cecil | Unowned |
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Allyn Ann McLerie | Shirl | Unowned |
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Madge Kennedy | Mrs. Laydon | Unowned |
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Jacquelyn Hyde | Jackie | Unowned |
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Felice Orlandi | Mario | Unowned |
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Art Metrano | Max | Unowned |
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Gail Billings | Lillian | Unowned |
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Lynn Willis | Coley James | Unowned |
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Maxine Greene | Agnes | Unowned |
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Mary Gregory | Nurse | Unowned |
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Robert Dunlap | College Boy | Unowned |
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Paul Mantee | Jiggs | Unowned |
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Tim Herbert | Doctor | Unowned |
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Tom McFadden | Second Trainer | Unowned |
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Noble 'Kid' Chissell | First Trainer | Unowned |
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Ian Abercrombie | Male Dancer #74 (Uncredited) | Unowned |
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Teddy Buckner | Band Member (Uncredited) | Unowned |
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Fritzi Burr | Nurse (Uncredited) | Unowned |
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Minta Durfee | Marathon Spectator (Uncredited) | Unowned |
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Rudy Germane | Marathon Spectator (uncredited) | Unowned |