What is They Shoot Horses Don't They?/Harry in Your Pocket about?

Double Feature: THEY SHOOT HORSES, DON'T THEY? 1969, Disney, 120 min. Based on the hard-boiled novel by Horace McCoy, director Sydney Pollack's character study takes place during a claustrophobic, Depression-era dance marathon. Michael Sarrazin and Jane Fonda are the tragic couple determined to make it into the home stretch to win the much-needed prize money. HARRY IN YOUR POCKET, 1973, MGM Repertory, 103 min. Dir. Bruce Geller. Ray (Michael Sarrazin) is a pickpocket working the Seattle train station when he's caught red-handed by Sandy (Trish Van Devere), but as she confronts this second-rate thief, someone else makes off with her cash. When Ray agrees to help his would-be mark, the two fall in with Harry and his mentor, Casey, a pair of expert pickpockets, or "cannons." Learning from the best, Ray and Sandy become an integral part of the team - but Ray's ambitions, Harry's attraction to Sandy, and Casey's taste for cocaine threaten to derail the entire operation.

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What is They Shoot Horses Don't They?/Harry in Your Pocket about?: Double Feature: THEY SHOOT HORSES, DON'T THEY? 1969, Disney, 120 min. Based on the hard-boiled novel by Horace McCoy, director Sydney Pollack's character study takes place during a claustrophobic, Depression-era dance marathon. Michael Sarrazin and Jane Fonda are the tragic couple determined to make it into the home stretch to win the much-needed prize money.

HARRY IN YOUR POCKET, 1973, MGM Repertory, 103 min. Dir. Bruce Geller. Ray (Michael Sarrazin) is a pickpocket working the Seattle train station when he's caught red-handed by Sandy (Trish Van Devere), but as she confronts this second-rate thief, someone else makes off with her cash. When Ray agrees to help his would-be mark, the two fall in with Harry and his mentor, Casey, a pair of expert pickpockets, or "cannons." Learning from the best, Ray and Sandy become an integral part of the team - but Ray's ambitions, Harry's attraction to Sandy, and Casey's taste for cocaine threaten to derail the entire operation.