Tijdens de depressiejaren in het interbellum wordt een dansmarathon georganiseerd in Hollywood. De film volgt de deelnemers die allen, wanhopig van de armoede, koste wat het kost willen winnen of de aandacht willen krijgen van de ceremoniemeester die tevens op zoek is naar talent voor in de filmindustrie.
Nee, helaas is They Shoot Horses, Don't They? nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Writing | Horace McCoy | Novel |
| Writing | James Poe | Screenplay |
| Directing | Sydney Pollack | Director |
| Production | Theodore B. Sills | Executive Producer |
| Art | Harry Horner | Production Design |
| Art | Frank R. McKelvy | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Norval D. Crutcher | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Tom Overton | Sound Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frank McCoy | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Brandon Kellogg | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Tex Rudloff | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Robert Chartoff | Producer |
| Camera | Philip H. Lathrop | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Robert E. Thompson | Screenplay |
| Editing | Fredric Steinkamp | Editor |
| Production | Irwin Winkler | Producer |
| Production | Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Donfeld | Costume Design |
| Production | Mort Heilig | Production Executive |
| Sound | Johnny Green | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Art Say | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carla Hadley | Hairdresser |
