They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

  • Drama
12/10/1969
120
PG

People are the ultimate spectacle.

In the midst of the Great Depression, manipulative emcee Rocky enlists contestants for a dance marathon offering a $1,500 cash prize. Among them are a failed actress, a middle-aged sailor, a delusional blonde and a pregnant girl.

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  • Geronimo1967

    Despite the constant streams of sweat on display here, there is something physically and emotionally arid about this two hours of cinematic torture. With the depression in full swing, the down-at-heart Gloria (Jane Fonda) heads to California in the hope of becoming a starlet. Meantime, equally disheartened Robert (Michael Sarazin) is frustrated that he cant make a career at the other end of the camera. Desperate for cash, they join a throng of other unfortunate folks in a dance marathon which awards the winners $1,500 (minus deductions!). The whole thing is rather cynically administered by Rocky (Gig Young) and as the dancers go round the floor, so we go round the dancers and we meet an group of people whose problems and demons are laid bar...

    July 15, 2025

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