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Rating: 8 stars

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Hulu TCM dance contest marathon great depression death

All movies seen on 12/12/2024

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They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)

Directed by Sydney Pollack

Drama | History

Overview

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.

Rated PG | Length 120 minutes

Actors

Jane Fonda | Michael Sarrazin | Susannah York | Gig Young | Red Buttons | Bonnie Bedelia | Michael Conrad | Bruce Dern | Al Lewis | Robert Fields | Severn Darden | Allyn Ann McLerie | Madge Kennedy | Jacquelyn Hyde | Felice Orlandi | Art Metrano | Gail Billings | Lynn Willis | Maxine Greene | Mary Gregory | Robert Dunlap | Paul Mantee | Tim Herbert | Tom McFadden | Noble Chissell | Ian Abercrombie | Teddy Buckner | Fritzi Burr | Minta Durfee | Rudy Germane

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

An extremely bleak and cynical look at desperate people during the Depression. Not exactly a fun watch, but I thought it was really well made, one of the best films of the 1970’s. The performances are uniformly excellent.

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