The Day the Bookies Wept
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A pigeon breeder is hired to train a racehorse that wins only when it drinks beer.
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Joe Penner
Ernest Ambrose
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Leslie Goodwins Director · Bert Granet Screenplay George Jeske Screenplay
United States release September 13, 1939 · Produced in United States · Production RKO
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RKO Radio Pictures
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RKO
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 13, 1939
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
September 15, 1939 · Theatrical
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