They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
People are the ultimate spectacle.
120 mins
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.
Robert Fields
Joel
Gail Billings
Lillian
Lynn Willis
Coley James
Maxine Greene
Agnes
Robert Dunlap
College Boy
Teddy Buckner
Band Member (Uncredited)
Rudy Germane
Marathon Spectator (uncredited)
Horace McCoy
Novel
Theodore B. Sills
Executive Producer
Harry Horner
Production Design
Tex Rudloff
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Frank McCoy
Makeup Artist
Norval D. Crutcher
Sound Effects Editor
Tom Overton
Sound Designer
Frank R. McKelvy
Set Decoration
Brandon Kellogg
Sound Recordist
Fredric Steinkamp
Editor
Robert E. Thompson
Screenplay
Philip H. Lathrop
Director of Photography
Mort Heilig
Production Executive
Art Say
Still Photographer
Carla Hadley
Hairdresser