Movie
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Released: December 10, 1969 (1969)
Runtime: 120 minutes
Genres: Drama
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Gig Young as Rocky Gravo
Age at release: 56
- Red Buttons as Sailor
Age at release: 50
- Al Lewis as Turkey
Age at release: 46
- Michael Conrad as Rollo
Age at release: 44
- Bruce Dern as James Bates
Age at release: 33
- Jane Fonda as Gloria Beatty
Age at release: 31
- Robert Fields as Joel
Age at release: 31
- Susannah York as Alice LeBlanc
Age at release: 30
- Michael Sarrazin as Robert Syverton
Age at release: 29
- Bonnie Bedelia as Ruby Bates
Age at release: 21
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- Minta Durfee as Marathon Spectator (Uncredited)
Age at release: 80
- Madge Kennedy as Mrs. Laydon
Age at release: 78
- Noble 'Kid' Chissell as First Trainer
Age at release: 64
- Rudy Germane as Marathon Spectator (uncredited)
Age at release: 59
- Tim Herbert as Doctor
Age at release: 55
- Fritzi Burr as Nurse (Uncredited)
Age at release: 45
- Felice Orlandi as Mario
Age at release: 44
- Allyn Ann McLerie as Shirl
Age at release: 43
- Mary Gregory as Nurse
Age at release: 42
- Severn Darden as Cecil
Age at release: 40
- Jacquelyn Hyde as Jackie
Age at release: 38
- Paul Mantee as Jiggs
Age at release: 38
- Ian Abercrombie as Male Dancer #74 (Uncredited)
Age at release: 35
- Art Metrano as Max
Age at release: 33
- Maxine Greene as Agnes
Age at release: 24
- Gail Billings as Lillian
Age at release: Unknown
- Lynn Willis as Coley James
Age at release: Unknown
- Robert Dunlap as College Boy
Age at release: Unknown
- Tom McFadden as Second Trainer
Age at release: Unknown
- Teddy Buckner as Band Member (Uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown