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Tip on a Dead Jockey (1957)

Genre : Crime, Drama

Runtime : 1H 38M

Director : Richard Thorpe
Writer : Charles Lederer

Synopsis

Broke and about to divorce his wife, a pilot joins a smuggling scheme in postwar Madrid.

Actors

Robert Taylor
Robert Taylor
Lloyd Tredman
Dorothy Malone
Dorothy Malone
Phyllis Tredman
Marcel Dalio
Marcel Dalio
Toto del Aro
Martin Gabel
Martin Gabel
Bert Smith
Gia Scala
Gia Scala
Paquita Heldon
Jack Lord
Jack Lord
Jimmy Heldon
Hayden Rorke
Hayden Rorke
J.R. Nichols
Joyce Jameson
Joyce Jameson
Sue Fan Finley
Frank Wilcox
Frank Wilcox
Shields
Wilton Graff
Wilton Graff
Phyllis's Father
Jimmy Murphy
Jimmy Murphy
Alfredo Soriano

Crews

Richard Thorpe
Richard Thorpe
Director
Charles Lederer
Charles Lederer
Screenplay
Irwin Shaw
Irwin Shaw
Novel
George J. Folsey
George J. Folsey
Director of Photography
Ben Lewis
Ben Lewis
Editor
Edwin H. Knopf
Edwin H. Knopf
Producer
Miklós Rózsa
Miklós Rózsa
Original Music Composer

Trailers and other movies

Tip on a Dead Jockey (Original Theatrical Trailer)

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