The Day the Bookies Wept

The Day the Bookies Wept (1939)


  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release Date: 1939-09-13
  • User Rating: 5/10 from 1 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 4min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: RKO Radio Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Leslie Goodwins
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Summary

A pigeon breeder is hired to train a racehorse that wins only when it drinks beer.

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  • Joe Penner

    as Ernest Ambrose

  • Betty Grable

    as Ina Firpo

  • Richard Lane

    as Ramsey Firpo

  • Tom Kennedy

    as Pinky Brophy

  • Thurston Hall

    as Col. March

  • Bernadene Hayes

    as Margie

  • Carol Hughes

    as Patsy

  • Vinton Hayworth

    as Harry, Rider with Margie

  • Brooks Benedict

    as Major 'Brownie' Horner (uncredited)

  • Stanley Blystone

    as Racetrack Bookie / Cashier (uncredited)

  • Eddie Borden

    as Skinny Taxi Driver (uncredited)

  • Harry Bowen

    as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

  • Lynton Brent

    as Photographer (uncredited)

  • Paul E. Burns

    as Racetrack Taxi Patron (uncredited)

  • Lester Dorr

    as Horse Seller to Colonel March (uncredited)

  • Eddie Dunn

    as Racetrack Detective (uncredited)

  • Edward Earle

    as Race Judge (uncredited)

  • Jack Gargan

    as Cab Mechanic / Dispatcher (uncredited)

  • Harry Harvey

    as Beer Delivery Man (uncredited)

  • Al Herman

    as Racetrack Tout (uncredited)

  • Earle Hodgins

    as Horse Auctioneer (uncredited)

  • Lloyd Ingraham

    as Man with Binoculars (uncredited)

  • Jack Irwin

    as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

  • Mike Lally

    as Stable's Gate Guard (uncredited)

  • Wilfred Lucas

    as Bill, Man Outside Racetrack (uncredited)

  • Teddy Mangean

    as Hiccup's Jockey (uncredited)

  • Frank Marlowe

    as Taxi Driver with Mustache (uncredited)

  • Frank Mills

    as Racetrack Betting Teller (uncredited)

  • Bruce Mitchell

    as Jed Albright, Cashier (uncredited)

  • William Newell

    as Maxie T. Bookmaker (uncredited)

  • George Noisom

    as Newsboy (uncredited)

  • Frank O'Connor

    as Railbird Race Spectator (uncredited)

  • Emory Parnell

    as Motor Cop (uncredited)

  • Leonard Penn

    as Man at Racetrack (uncredited)

  • Ronald R. Rondell

    as Inquisitive Taxi Driver (uncredited)

  • Douglas Spencer

    as Auction Spectator (uncredited)

  • Max Wagner

    as Bet Placing Taxi Driver (uncredited)

  • Chill Wills

    as Man on Bus (uncredited)
Art Feild M. Gray Assistant Art Director
Production Lee S. Marcus Production Executive
Sound Arthur Morton Music Director
Directing Leslie Goodwins Director
Editing Desmond Marquette Editor
Writing Bert Granet Screenplay
Writing George Jeske Screenplay
Production Robert Sisk Producer
Art Van Nest Polglase Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Renié Costume Design
Writing Daniel Fuchs Story
Crew Vernon L. Walker Special Effects
Camera Jack MacKenzie Director of Photography
Sound Richard Van Hessen Sound Recordist

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