The Day the Bookies Wept (1939)
A pigeon breeder is hired to train a racehorse that wins only when it drinks beer.
Year
1939
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
13 September 1939
TMDB
7.5 (2)
CineVerse
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Ratings
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Joe Penner
Ernest Ambrose
Betty Grable
Ina Firpo
Richard Lane
Ramsey Firpo
Tom Kennedy
Pinky Brophy
Thurston Hall
Col. March
Bernadene Hayes
Margie
Carol Hughes
Patsy
Vinton Hayworth
Harry, Rider with Margie
Brooks Benedict
Major 'Brownie' Horner (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
Racetrack Bookie / Cashier (uncredited)
Eddie Borden
Skinny Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Harry Bowen
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Lynton Brent
Photographer (uncredited)
Paul E. Burns
Racetrack Taxi Patron (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
Horse Seller to Colonel March (uncredited)
Eddie Dunn
Racetrack Detective (uncredited)
Edward Earle
Race Judge (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
Cab Mechanic / Dispatcher (uncredited)
Harry Harvey
Beer Delivery Man (uncredited)
A
Al Herman
Racetrack Tout (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins
Horse Auctioneer (uncredited)
Lloyd Ingraham
Man with Binoculars (uncredited)
J
Jack Irwin
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Stable's Gate Guard (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas
Bill, Man Outside Racetrack (uncredited)
T
Teddy Mangean
Hiccup's Jockey (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe
Taxi Driver with Mustache (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Racetrack Betting Teller (uncredited)
B
Bruce Mitchell
Jed Albright, Cashier (uncredited)
William Newell
Maxie T. Bookmaker (uncredited)
G
George Noisom
Newsboy (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Railbird Race Spectator (uncredited)
Emory Parnell
Motor Cop (uncredited)
Leonard Penn
Man at Racetrack (uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell
Inquisitive Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Douglas Spencer
Auction Spectator (uncredited)
Max Wagner
Bet Placing Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Chill Wills
Man on Bus (uncredited)
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