Win, Place or Steal

Feb 1, 1975

1h 28m

★ 0.0

"Mongo" and the man from M*A*S*H together in the comedy caper of the year!

Overview

Three friends have two things in common: (1) they like to bet on the horses at the track, and (2) they invariably lose. One day they hit upon a scheme to steal one of the track's betting machines, so that they'd be able to print winning tickets and recoup the money they've lost over the years. However, things don't go exactly as planned.

Genres

Comedy

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Cast

Frank

Alex Karras

Mr. Hammond

McLean Stevenson

Raymond

Russ Tamblyn

Billy

Dean Stockwell

Lt. Mannite

Alan Oppenheimer

Josephine

Peggy Rea

Jack

Harry Dean Stanton

Attendant

Scatman Crothers

Mouse

Kristina Holland

Landlady

Betty Harford

Froggy

Danny Goldman

Secretary

Mundey Armon

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