People are the ultimate spectacle.
In the midst of the Great Depression, manipulative emcee Rocky enlists contestants for a dance marathon offering a $1,500 cash prize. Among them are a failed actress, a middle-aged sailor, a delusional blonde and a pregnant girl.
James Bates
Gloria Beatty
Ruby Bates
Sailor
Jiggs
Rocky Gravo
Robert Syverton
Max
Rollo
Turkey
Male Dancer #74 (Uncredited)
Mario
Alice LeBlanc
Shirl
Second Trainer
Cecil
Joel
Jackie
Mrs. Laydon
Doctor