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The Long Shot (1939)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 9M

Director : Charles Lamont
Writer : Ewart Adamson

Synopsis

A racetrack melodrama, The Long Shot features Marsha Hunt and Gordon Jones as trainers of a thoroughbred horse. Despite the rivalries of their parents, the couple prepares to jointly enter the Santa Anita handicap. The odds are against their entry, but Hunt and Jones have every confidence of winning. Just before the starting bugle, gangsters intrude, demanding that the trainers throw the Big Race.

Actors

Gordon Jones
Gordon Jones
Jeff Clayton
Marsha Hunt
Marsha Hunt
Martha Sharon
Harry Davenport
Harry Davenport
Henry Sharon
C. Henry Gordon
C. Henry Gordon
Lew Ralston
George Meeker
George Meeker
Dell Baker
George E. Stone
George E. Stone
Danny Welch
Frank Darien
Frank Darien
Zeb Jenkins
Tom Kennedy
Tom Kennedy
Mike Claurens
Emerson Treacy
Emerson Treacy
Henry Knox
Gay Seabrook
Gay Seabrook
Helen Knox
Benny Burt
Benny Burt
Joe Popopopolis
Jimmy Robinson
Jimmy Robinson
Tucky
Denmore Chief
Denmore Chief
Certified Check
Joe Hernandez
Joe Hernandez
Racing Announcer
James Keefe
James Keefe
Racing Announcer
Wilson Benge
Wilson Benge
Groom
Dorothy Fay
Dorothy Fay
Betty Ralston
Earle Hodgins
Earle Hodgins
Collins
Wilbur Mack
Wilbur Mack
Bookmaker
Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps
Norman Phillips Jr.
Norman Phillips Jr.
Jockey
Jason Robards Sr.
Jason Robards Sr.
Doctor
Claire Rochelle
Claire Rochelle
Nurse
Carl Meyer
Carl Meyer
Jockey

Crews

Charles Lamont
Charles Lamont
Director
Ewart Adamson
Ewart Adamson
Screenplay
Harry Beresford
Harry Beresford
Story
George Callahan
George Callahan
Story

Posters and backgrounds

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