The Day the Bookies Wept

A pigeon breeder is hired to train a racehorse that wins only when it drinks beer.

Joe Penner

(Ernest Ambrose)

Betty Grable

(Ina Firpo)

Richard Lane

(Ramsey Firpo)

Tom Kennedy

(Pinky Brophy)

Thurston Hall

(Col. March)

Bernadene Hayes

(Margie)

Carol Hughes

(Patsy)

Vinton Hayworth

(Harry, Rider with Margie)

Brooks Benedict

(Major 'Brownie' Horner (uncredited))

Stanley Blystone

(Racetrack Bookie / Cashier (uncredited))

Eddie Borden

(Skinny Taxi Driver (uncredited))

Harry Bowen

(Taxi Driver (uncredited))

Lynton Brent

(Photographer (uncredited))

Paul E. Burns

(Racetrack Taxi Patron (uncredited))

Lester Dorr

(Horse Seller to Colonel March (uncredited))

Eddie Dunn

(Racetrack Detective (uncredited))

Edward Earle

(Race Judge (uncredited))

Jack Gargan

(Cab Mechanic / Dispatcher (uncredited))

Harry Harvey

(Beer Delivery Man (uncredited))

Al Herman

(Racetrack Tout (uncredited))

Earle Hodgins

(Horse Auctioneer (uncredited))

Lloyd Ingraham

(Man with Binoculars (uncredited))

Jack Irwin

(Racetrack Spectator (uncredited))

Mike Lally

(Stable's Gate Guard (uncredited))

Wilfred Lucas

(Bill, Man Outside Racetrack (uncredited))

Teddy Mangean

(Hiccup's Jockey (uncredited))

Frank Marlowe

(Taxi Driver with Mustache (uncredited))

Frank Mills

(Racetrack Betting Teller (uncredited))

Bruce Mitchell

(Jed Albright, Cashier (uncredited))

William Newell

(Maxie T. Bookmaker (uncredited))

George Noisom

(Newsboy (uncredited))

Frank O'Connor

(Railbird Race Spectator (uncredited))

Emory Parnell

(Motor Cop (uncredited))

Leonard Penn

(Man at Racetrack (uncredited))

Ronald R. Rondell

(Inquisitive Taxi Driver (uncredited))

Douglas Spencer

(Auction Spectator (uncredited))

Max Wagner

(Bet Placing Taxi Driver (uncredited))

Chill Wills

(Man on Bus (uncredited))