The Day the Bookies Wept

The Day the Bookies Wept

64 mins | Comedy | Sept. 13, 1939

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

The Day the Bookies Wept

64 mins | Comedy | Sept. 13, 1939

The Day the Bookies Wept
A pigeon breeder is hired to train a racehorse that wins only when it drinks beer.
IMDb rating 5.3
Producers RKO Radio Pictures
Original title The Day the Bookies Wept
Directors Leslie Goodwins
Writers George Jeske, Bert Granet, Daniel Fuchs

Cast

Joe Penner

as Ernest Ambrose

Betty Grable

as Ina Firpo

Richard Lane

as Ramsey Firpo

Tom Kennedy

as Pinky Brophy

Thurston Hall

as Col. March

Bernadene Hayes

as Margie

Carol Hughes

as Patsy

Vinton Hayworth

as Harry, Rider with Margie

Brooks Benedict

as Major 'Brownie' Horner (uncredited)

Stanley Blystone

as Racetrack Bookie / Cashier (uncredited)

Eddie Borden

as Skinny Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Harry Bowen

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Lynton Brent

as Photographer (uncredited)

Paul E. Burns

as Racetrack Taxi Patron (uncredited)

Lester Dorr

as Horse Seller to Colonel March (uncredited)

Eddie Dunn

as Racetrack Detective (uncredited)

Edward Earle

as Race Judge (uncredited)

Jack Gargan

as Cab Mechanic / Dispatcher (uncredited)

Harry Harvey

as Beer Delivery Man (uncredited)

Al Herman

as Racetrack Tout (uncredited)

Earle Hodgins

as Horse Auctioneer (uncredited)

Lloyd Ingraham

as Man with Binoculars (uncredited)

Jack Irwin

as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Mike Lally

as Stable's Gate Guard (uncredited)

Wilfred Lucas

as Bill, Man Outside Racetrack (uncredited)

Teddy Mangean

as Hiccup's Jockey (uncredited)

Frank Marlowe

as Taxi Driver with Mustache (uncredited)

Frank Mills

as Racetrack Betting Teller (uncredited)

Bruce Mitchell

as Jed Albright, Cashier (uncredited)

William Newell

as Maxie T. Bookmaker (uncredited)

George Noisom

as Newsboy (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor

as Railbird Race Spectator (uncredited)

Emory Parnell

as Motor Cop (uncredited)

Leonard Penn

as Man at Racetrack (uncredited)

Ronald R. Rondell

as Inquisitive Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Douglas Spencer

as Auction Spectator (uncredited)

Max Wagner

as Bet Placing Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Chill Wills

as Man on Bus (uncredited)