The Day the Bookies Wept (1939)
- Directed by
- Leslie Goodwins
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 04m
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A group of bookies and a racehorse owner get into a series of mix-ups. A mailman with a fast horse surprises everyone at the track.
lightheartedplayfulcomicalbreezywhimsicaldatedfrivolous
What happens
The Day the Bookies Wept is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Bert Granet and George Jeske. The film stars Joe Penner, Betty Grable, Richard Lane, Tom Kennedy and Thurston Hall. The film was released on September 15, 1939, by RKO Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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