

The Day the Bookies Wept
75%
2 TMDB ratings
Directed by Leslie Goodwins
A pigeon breeder is hired to train a racehorse that wins only when it drinks beer.
Cast

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)
Al Herman
Racetrack Tout (uncredited)

Earle Hodgins
Horse Auctioneer (uncredited)

Lloyd Ingraham
Man with Binoculars (uncredited)
Jack Irwin
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Mike Lally
Stable's Gate Guard (uncredited)

Wilfred Lucas
Bill, Man Outside Racetrack (uncredited)
Teddy Mangean
Hiccup's Jockey (uncredited)

Frank Marlowe
Taxi Driver with Mustache (uncredited)

Frank Mills
Racetrack Betting Teller (uncredited)
Bruce Mitchell
Jed Albright, Cashier (uncredited)

William Newell
Maxie T. Bookmaker (uncredited)
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)
Crew

Leslie Goodwins
Director

Bert Granet
Screenplay

George Jeske
Screenplay
Daniel Fuchs
Story
Lee S. Marcus
Production Executive
Robert Sisk
Producer
Jack MacKenzie
Director of Photography
Feild M. Gray
Assistant Art Director
Arthur Morton
Music Director
Desmond Marquette
Editor

Van Nest Polglase
Art Direction
Renié
Costume Design
Details
- Release date
- September 13, 1939
- Runtime
- 1h 4m
- Director
- Leslie Goodwins
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