They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
"People are the ultimate spectacle."
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
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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
