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The Day the Bookies Wept

The Day the Bookies Wept1939

★7.564 minComedy

A pigeon breeder is hired to train a racehorse that wins only when it drinks beer.

Director

Leslie Goodwins

Writer

Bert Granet George Jeske Daniel Fuchs

Stars

Joe Penner Betty Grable Richard Lane

Cast38

Joe Penner
as Ernest Ambrose
Betty Grable
as Ina Firpo
Richard Lane
as Ramsey Firpo
Tom Kennedy
as Pinky Brophy
Thurston Hall
as Col. March
Bernadene Hayes
as Margie
Carol Hughes
as Patsy
Vinton Hayworth
as Harry, Rider with Margie
Brooks Benedict
as Major 'Brownie' Horner (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
as Racetrack Bookie / Cashier (uncredited)
Eddie Borden
as Skinny Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Harry Bowen
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Lynton Brent
as Photographer (uncredited)
Paul E. Burns
as Racetrack Taxi Patron (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
as Horse Seller to Colonel March (uncredited)
Eddie Dunn
as Racetrack Detective (uncredited)
Edward Earle
as Race Judge (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
as Cab Mechanic / Dispatcher (uncredited)
Harry Harvey
as Beer Delivery Man (uncredited)
A
Al Herman
as Racetrack Tout (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins
as Horse Auctioneer (uncredited)
Lloyd Ingraham
as Man with Binoculars (uncredited)
J
Jack Irwin
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Mike Lally
as Stable's Gate Guard (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas
as Bill, Man Outside Racetrack (uncredited)
T
Teddy Mangean
as Hiccup's Jockey (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe
as Taxi Driver with Mustache (uncredited)
Frank Mills
as Racetrack Betting Teller (uncredited)
B
Bruce Mitchell
as Jed Albright, Cashier (uncredited)
William Newell
as Maxie T. Bookmaker (uncredited)
G
George Noisom
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
as Railbird Race Spectator (uncredited)
Emory Parnell
as Motor Cop (uncredited)
Leonard Penn
as Man at Racetrack (uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell
as Inquisitive Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Douglas Spencer
as Auction Spectator (uncredited)
Max Wagner
as Bet Placing Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Chill Wills
as Man on Bus (uncredited)

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