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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.
Theatrical
Dec 10, 1969
DVD / Blu-ray
Oct 12, 1999
Director
Writers
Producers
Theodore B. Sills, Robert Chartoff, Irwin Winkler
Music
Studio
Palomar Pictures International, ABC Pictures, Palomar Pictures, ABC, Winkler Films
Keywords
dancing
based on novel or book
boardwalk
marathon
dance competition
pregnant woman
endurance
depression era
prize money
dance contest
contests and competitions
ballroom
assisted suicide
santa monica, california
depressed woman
survival competition
bleak
emcee
period film
desperate woman
suicide by gun
crazy competition
gun death
Cast
Full credits →J
Jane Fonda
Gloria Beatty
M
Michael Sarrazin
Robert Syverton
S
Susannah York
Alice LeBlanc
G
Gig Young
Rocky Gravo
R
Red Buttons
Sailor
B
Bonnie Bedelia
Ruby Bates
M
Michael Conrad
Rollo
B
Bruce Dern
James Bates
A
Al Lewis
Turkey
R
Robert Fields
Joel
S
Severn Darden
Cecil
A
Allyn Ann McLerie
Shirl
M
Madge Kennedy
Mrs. Laydon
J
Jacquelyn Hyde
Jackie
F
Felice Orlandi
Mario
A
Art Metrano
Max
M
Maxine Greene
Agnes
M
Mary Gregory
Nurse
R
Robert Dunlap
College Boy
P
Paul Mantee
Jiggs
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Quotes
See all →Questioning Motives in a Difficult Situation
Policeman #1
Let's go.
Policeman #2
Why did you do it, kid?
Robert Syverton
She asked me to.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Disillusionment with Dreams and Reality
Robert Syverton
I used to love to look at he ocean, walk by it, just sit and listen to it. Now I don't care if I ever see it again.
[standing outside looking at the ocean]
Gloria Beatty
That, or anything else.
Robert Syverton
What are you gonna do know? Try in the movies again?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
