Movie Description
The Long Shot
(1939)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Charles Lamont
- Cast : Gordon Jones,Marsha Hunt,Harry Davenport,C. Henry Gordon,George Meeker,George E. Stone,Frank Darien,Tom Kennedy,Emerson Treacy,Gay Seabrook,Benny Burt,Jimmy Robinson,Denmore Chief,James Keefe,Wilson Benge,Dorothy Fay,Earle Hodgins,Wilbur Mack,Lee Phelps,Norman Phillips Jr.,Jason Robards Sr.,Claire Rochelle,Carl Meyer,Joe Hernandez
Cast
Jeff Clayton
Martha Sharon
Henry Sharon
Lew Ralston
Dell Baker
Danny Welch
Zeb Jenkins
Mike Claurens
Henry Knox
Helen Knox
Joe Popopopolis
Tucky
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Racing Announcer
Groom
Betty Ralston
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Jockey
Doctor
Nurse
Jockey
Racing Announcer
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Facts
Original TitleThe Long Shot
Status Released
Release Information
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1939-01-06
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 09m
Production CompaniesGrand National Pictures,Franklyn Warner Productions
Genres
- Drama
