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.
Credits
The Long Shot Cast
| Name |
Character |
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C. Henry Gordon
He was 54, 56 years old when he died
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as Lew Ralston |
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Emerson Treacy
He was 38, 66 years old when he died
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as Henry Knox |
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Harry Davenport
He was 72, 83 years old when he died
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as Henry Sharon |
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George Meeker
He was 34, 80 years old when he died
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as Dell Baker |
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Gordon Jones
He was 27, 52 years old when he died
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as Jeff Clayton |
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Lee Phelps
He was 45, 59 years old when he died
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Earle Hodgins
He was 45, 70 years old when he died
|
as Collins |
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George E. Stone
He was 35, 64 years old when he died
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as Danny Welch |
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Wilbur Mack
He was 65, 90 years old when he died
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as Bookmaker |
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Tom Kennedy
He was 53, 80 years old when he died
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as Mike Claurens |
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Carl Meyer
He was 83, 116 years old when he died
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as Jockey |
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Jason Robards Sr.
He was 46, 70 years old when he died
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as Doctor |
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Dorothy Fay
She was 23, 88 years old when she died
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as Betty Ralston |
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Wilson Benge
He was 63, 80 years old when he died
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as Groom |
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Claire Rochelle
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as Nurse |
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Frank Darien
He was 62, 79 years old when he died
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as Zeb Jenkins |
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Norman Phillips, Jr.
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as Jockey |
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Joe Hernandez
He was 1, now 84 years old
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as Racing Announcer |
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Benny Burt
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as Joe Popopopolis |
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Jimmy Robinson (actor)
He was 20, 49 years old when he died
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as Tucky |
The Long Shot Crew
