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.
Jane Fonda
as Gloria Beatty
Michael Sarrazin
as Robert Syverton
Susannah York
as Alice LeBlanc
Gig Young
as Rocky Gravo
Red Buttons
as Sailor
Bonnie Bedelia
as Ruby Bates
Michael Conrad
as Rollo
Bruce Dern
as James Bates
Al Lewis
as Turkey
Robert Fields
as Joel
Severn Darden
as Cecil
Allyn Ann McLerie
as Shirl
