They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

120 mins | Drama | Dec. 10, 1969

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.

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

120 mins | Drama | Dec. 10, 1969

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
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.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers
Original title They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Directors Sydney Pollack
Writers Robert E. Thompson, Horace McCoy, James Poe

Cast

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 Chissell

as First Trainer