The Day the Bookies Wept (1939)
1h 4m
Running Time
September 13, 1939Release Date
The Day the Bookies Wept (1939)
1h 4m
Running Time
September 13, 1939Release Date
Plot.
A pigeon breeder is hired to train a racehorse that wins only when it drinks beer.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Joe Penner
Ernest 'Ernie' Ambrose
Betty Grable
Ina Firpo
Richard Lane
Ramsey Firpo
Thurston Hall
Col. March
Tom Kennedy
Pinky Brophy
Bernadene Hayes
Margie
Leslie Goodwins
Director
Carol Hughes
Patsy
Bert Granet
Writer
Vinton Hayworth
Harry, Rider with Margie
George Jeske
Writer
Brooks Benedict
Major 'Brownie' Horner (uncredited)
Daniel Fuchs
Writer
Stanley Blystone
Racetrack Bookie / Cashier (uncredited)
Jack MacKenzie
Cinematographer
Desmond Marquette
Editor
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)
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The Day the Bookies Wept is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Bert Granet and George Jeske. The film stars Joe Penner, Betty Grable, Richard Lane, Tom Kennedy and Thurston Hall. The film was released on September 15, 1939, by RKO Pictures.