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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.656 |
Directed By
Charles Lamont
TOP CAST
Gordon Jones
Jeff Clayton
Marsha Hunt
Martha Sharon
Harry Davenport
Henry Sharon
C. Henry Gordon
Lew Ralston
George Meeker
Dell Baker
George E. Stone
Danny Welch
Frank Darien
Zeb Jenkins
Tom Kennedy
Mike Claurens
Emerson Treacy
Henry Knox
Gay Seabrook
Helen Knox
Benny Burt
Joe Popopopolis
Jimmy Robinson
Tucky
Denmore Chief
Certified Check
James Keefe
Racing Announcer
Wilson Benge
Groom
Dorothy Fay
Betty Ralston
Earle Hodgins
Collins
Wilbur Mack
Bookmaker
Norman Phillips Jr.
Jockey
Jason Robards Sr.
Doctor
Claire Rochelle
Nurse
Carl Meyer
Jockey
Joe Hernandez
Racing Announcer
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