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They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
1969 · Drama
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57 votes
As the applause grew fainter … As the spotlight grew dimmer … His women were younger!
Archie Rice, an old-time British vaudeville performer sinking into final defeat, schemes to stay in show business.
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CinemaSerf
April 4, 2022
Certainly, Laurence Olivier is superb in this drama, but he is surrounded by a superior supporting cast that lend huge poignancy to this story. He is "Archie Rice", a seaside entertainer who has long since passed his use-by date. His quick witted, slightly risqué and smutty humour no longer amuses the theatre audiences who now require much greater sophistication. He can't adapt though - it's in his blood. As he despe…
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