The Long Shot
1939, English. Directed by Charles Lamont.
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
- 1h 9m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Charles LamontDirector
- Gordon JonesJeff Clayton
- Marsha HuntMartha Sharon
- Harry DavenportHenry Sharon
- C. Henry GordonLew Ralston
- George MeekerDell Baker
- George E. StoneDanny Welch
- Frank DarienZeb Jenkins
- Tom KennedyMike Claurens
- Emerson TreacyHenry Knox
- Gay SeabrookHelen Knox
- Benny BurtJoe Popopopolis
- Jimmy RobinsonTucky
Details
- Released
- 6 January 1939
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- George Callahan, Harry Beresford, Ewart Adamson
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The Long Shot runs 69 minutes (1h 9m).
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The Long Shot isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Long Shot?
The Long Shot (1939) was directed by Charles Lamont and stars Gordon Jones, Marsha Hunt, Harry Davenport.