They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Drama exploring the desperation of couples competing in a Hollywood dance marathon during the Depression. Stars Susannah York and Gig Young.
Drama based on Horace McCoy's novel exploring the desperation of couples competing in one of Hollywood's dance marathons in the Depression years. Everyone's reason for participating is simple - three meals a day and a chance to win the 1,500 dollar prize. The marathon becomes a microcosm of life with its myriad subplots and characters' lives intertwining. Gig Young won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
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Lynn Willis
Easy Come, Easy Go
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Victor Young
Sweet Sue, Just You
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Nacio Herb Brown
Paradise
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Carmen Lombardo
Coquette
Composer: Johnny Green.![]()
Richard A. Whiting
The Japanese Sandman
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Harry Carroll
By the Beautiful Sea
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Jacques Offenbach
Can-Can
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Harold Arlen
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
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Bonnie Bedelia
The Best Things in Life Are Free
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Johnny Green
Body and Soul
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Jay Gorney
Brother Can You Spare a Dime
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Johnny Green
I Cover the Waterfront
Performer: Lynn Willis.![]()
Harry Warren
I Found a Million Dollar Baby
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Johnny Green
Out of Nowhere
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Joseph Meyer
California, Here I Come
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Johnny Green
I'm Yours
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Pop Goes the Weasel
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Edmund Louis Gruber
Caisson Song (The Caissons Go Rolling Along)
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George Gershwin
I Got Rhythm
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Richard A. Whiting
Till We Meet Again
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Gloria | Jane Fonda |
| Robert | Michael Sarrazin |
| Alice | Susannah York |
| Rocky | Gig Young |
| Sailor | Red Buttons |
| Ruby | Bonnie Bedelia |
| Director | Sydney Pollack |
| Rollo | Michael Conrad |
| James | Bruce Dern |
| Turkey | Al Lewis |
| Joel | Robert Fields |
| Writer | James Poe |
| Writer | Robert E Thompson |
| Producer | Robert Chartoff |
| Producer | Irwin Winkler |
