The Long Shot - 1939

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.

69min
1939
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating5.8/10

Cast

Gordon Jones profile pictureGordon JonesJeff Clayton
Marsha Hunt profile pictureMarsha HuntMartha Sharon
Harry Davenport profile pictureHarry DavenportHenry Sharon
C. Henry Gordon profile pictureC. Henry GordonLew Ralston
George Meeker profile pictureGeorge MeekerDell Baker
George E. Stone profile pictureGeorge E. StoneDanny Welch
Frank Darien profile pictureFrank DarienZeb Jenkins
Tom Kennedy profile pictureTom KennedyMike Claurens
Emerson Treacy profile pictureEmerson TreacyHenry Knox
Dorothy Fay profile pictureDorothy FayBetty Ralston
Wilbur Mack profile pictureWilbur MackBookmaker

About The Long Shot

The Long Shot Overview

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.

Runtime: 69min

Extra details

Original Title: The Long Shot
Original Language: English
Directed By: Charles Lamont
Production Companies
Grand National PicturesFranklyn Warner Productions