They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

People are the ultimate spectacle.

In the midst of the Great Depression, manipulative emcee Rocky enlists contestants for a dance marathon offering a $1,500 cash prize. Among them are a failed actress, a middle-aged sailor, a delusional blonde and a pregnant girl.

Drama

Jane Fonda

(Gloria Beatty)

Michael Sarrazin

(Robert Syverton)

Susannah York

(Alice LeBlanc)

Gig Young

Red Buttons

Bonnie Bedelia

Michael Conrad

Bruce Dern

Al Lewis

Robert Fields

Severn Darden

Allyn Ann McLerie

Madge Kennedy

Jacquelyn Hyde

Felice Orlandi

Art Metrano

Gail Billings

Lynn Willis

Maxine Greene

Mary Gregory

Robert Dunlap

Paul Mantee

Tim Herbert

Tom McFadden

(Second Trainer)

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

(First Trainer)

Ian Abercrombie

(Male Dancer #74 (Uncredited))

Teddy Buckner

(Band Member (Uncredited))

Fritzi Burr

(Nurse (Uncredited))

Minta Durfee

(Marathon Spectator (Uncredited))

Rudy Germane

(Marathon Spectator (uncredited))