The Day the Bookies Wept (1939)
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Zany radio comedian Joe Penner delivers one of his best (and most believable) screen performances in the Runyonesque comedy The Day the Bookies Wept. Penner stars as Ernest, the trainer of a broken-down racehorse named Hiccup. It seems that the nag turns into a potential champion whenever he's… More Zany radio comedian Joe Penner delivers one of his best (and most believable) screen performances in the Runyonesque comedy The Day the Bookies Wept. Penner stars as Ernest, the trainer of a broken-down racehorse named Hiccup. It seems that the nag turns into a potential champion whenever he's promised a bucketful of beer. Poor Ernest remains ignorant of this, but Hiccup manages to locate enough brewski on his own to win the inevitable Big Race. Betty Grable, still a year or so away from full stardom, is an appealing heroine in this likeable contrivance. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Leslie Goodwins
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Comedy
Unrated,
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Cast
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Joe Penner
as Ernest Simpson
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Betty Grable
as Ina Firpo
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Richard Lane
as Ramsey Firpo
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Tom Kennedy
as Pinky Brophy
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Bernadene Hayes
as Margie
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Carolyn Hughes
as Patsy March
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Jack Arnold
as Harry
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Prince Albert de Monaco
as The Horse
- Eddie Borden
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Paul E. Burns
as Race Track Taxi Patron
- Eddie Dunn
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Thurston Hall
as Colonel March
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Vinton Haworth
as Taxi Custodian
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Earl Hodgins
as Auctioneer
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William Newell
as Maxie T. Bookmaker
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Emory Parnell
as Cop
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Lloyd Ingraham
as Race Track Patron
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William Wright
as Harry
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Teddy Mangean
as Hiccup's Jockey
