
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
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.
Top Billed Cast

Jane Fonda
Gloria Beatty

Michael Sarrazin
Robert Syverton

Susannah York
Alice LeBlanc

Gig Young
Rocky Gravo

Red Buttons
Sailor
Featured Crew

Sydney Pollack
Director
Horace McCoy
Novel

James Poe
Screenplay
Theodore B. Sills
Executive Producer
Harry Horner
Production Design
Frank R. McKelvy
Set Decoration
Frank McCoy
Makeup Artist
Norval D. Crutcher
Sound Effects Editor
Tom Overton
Sound Designer
Brandon Kellogg
Sound Recordist
Tex Rudloff
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert E. Thompson
Screenplay