Movie
The Long Shot
Released: January 6, 1939 (1939)
Runtime: 69 minutes
Genres: Drama
A racetrack melodrama, The Long Shot features Marsha Hunt and Gordon Jones as trainers of a thoroughbred horse. Despite the rivalries of their parents, the couple prepares to jointly enter the Santa Anita handicap. The odds are against their entry, but Hunt and Jones have every confidence of winning. Just before the starting bugle, gangsters intrude, demanding that the trainers throw the Big Race.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Harry Davenport as Henry Sharon
Age at release: 72
- Frank Darien as Zeb Jenkins
Age at release: 62
- C. Henry Gordon as Lew Ralston
Age at release: 54
- Tom Kennedy as Mike Claurens
Age at release: 53
- Emerson Treacy as Henry Knox
Age at release: 38
- Gay Seabrook as Helen Knox
Age at release: 37
- George E. Stone as Danny Welch
Age at release: 35
- George Meeker as Dell Baker
Age at release: 34
- Gordon Jones as Jeff Clayton
Age at release: 27
- Marsha Hunt as Martha Sharon
Age at release: 21
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- Wilbur Mack as Bookmaker
Age at release: 65
- Wilson Benge as Groom
Age at release: 63
- Jason Robards Sr. as Doctor
Age at release: 46
- Earle Hodgins as Collins
Age at release: 45
Age at release: 45
- Claire Rochelle as Nurse
Age at release: 30
- Dorothy Fay as Betty Ralston
Age at release: 23
- Norman Phillips Jr. as Jockey
Age at release: 21
- Jimmy Robinson as Tucky
Age at release: 16
- Benny Burt as Joe Popopopolis
Age at release: Unknown
- Denmore Chief as Certified Check
Age at release: Unknown
- James Keefe as Racing Announcer
Age at release: Unknown
- Joe Hernandez as Racing Announcer
Age at release: Unknown