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The Day the Bookies Wept

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The Day the Bookies Wept

5.0

1h 4m

1939

Synopsis

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

Director

Leslie Goodwins

Comedy

taxi driver

Cast & Crew

Joe Penner

Joe Penner

as Ernest Ambrose

Betty Grable

Betty Grable

as Ina Firpo

Richard Lane

Richard Lane

as Ramsey Firpo

Tom Kennedy

Tom Kennedy

as Pinky Brophy

Thurston Hall

Thurston Hall

as Col. March

Bernadene Hayes

Bernadene Hayes

as Margie

Carol Hughes

Carol Hughes

as Patsy

Vinton Hayworth

Vinton Hayworth

as Harry, Rider with Margie

Brooks Benedict

Brooks Benedict

as Major 'Brownie' Horner (uncredited)

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