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They Shoot Horses, Don't They? is a novel written by Horace McCoy and first published in 1935. The story mainly concerns a dance marathon during the Great Depression. It was adapted into Sydney Pollack 's 1969 film of the same name . Plot.
- Horace McCoy
- 1935
Published in 1935, They Shoot Horses, Don't They? is almost a perfect Depression-era novel, capturing the despair that so many Americans experienced during that period and demonstrating the lengths to which some people would go for even the tinniest chance at a somewhat better future.
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The story They Shoot Horses, Don't They? is a somber look at desperation and depression in an era of uncertainty and want. Robert Syverten, the protagonist of the novel, is a young man...
Jan 16, 2011 · Screenplay by James Poe and Robert E. Thompson. Running time: 123 minutes. MPAA Rating: PG. Review / Roger Ebert (1970) Erase the forced smiles from the desperate faces, and what the dance marathons of the 1930s came down to was fairly simple.
May 26, 2011 · Under the intense scrutiny of the media, corporate sponsors and obsessive fans, the competing couples are put through a series of gruelling and humiliating feats of...
- unabridged, reprint
- Horace McCoy
- Profile Books, 2011
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? was written in 1935, in the depths of the Great Depression. During the Great Depression, dance marathons were a craze because they allowed people who had no money...
Jan 1, 1970 · They Shoot Horses, Don't They is a magnificent novel that snapshots a period of time in a meaningful although bleak manner, creating a microcosm of America with hope and hopelessness right at the center of life in a most miserable era, but also carrying a great deal of modern relevance.
- Horace McCoy
