The Day the Bookies Wept
A pigeon breeder is hired to train a racehorse that wins only when it drinks beer.
Release Date
September 13, 1939Runtime
64 minGenres
ComedyDirected by
Leslie GoodwinsScreenplay by
Bert Granet, George JeskeStory by
Daniel FuchsLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
Released
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)
Harry Harvey
Beer Delivery Man (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins
Horse Auctioneer (uncredited)
Lloyd Ingraham
Man with Binoculars (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas
Bill, Man Outside Racetrack (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe
Taxi Driver with Mustache (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Racetrack Betting Teller (uncredited)
William Newell
Maxie T. Bookmaker (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Railbird Race Spectator (uncredited)
Emory Parnell
Motor Cop (uncredited)
Leonard Penn
Man at Racetrack (uncredited)
Douglas Spencer
Auction Spectator (uncredited)
Chill Wills
Man on Bus (uncredited)Images
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