Synopsis
Boots Malone is a jockey's agent and wheeler-dealer who went from living at the Ritz to in a room at the stables after his star jockey is killed in an accident. After nearly three years, he has yet to find a replacement. Along with his cronies at the track, Malone manages to buy a horse that's a bit of a sleeper. Their hopes of cashing in take a positive turn when Malone decides to train an eager young man, a runaway from a rich family, as a jockey. When gangsters tell Malone to throw the race in favor of another horse, he faces a major dilemma.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Milton HolmesScreenplay
- William DieterleDirector
- Elmer BernsteinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- William HoldenBoots Malone
- Stanley ClementsStash Clements
- Harry MorganQuarter Horse Henry
- Ed BegleyHoward Whitehead
- Carl Benton ReidJohn Williams
- Basil RuysdaelPreacher Cole
- Ralph DumkeBeckett
- Hugh SandersMatson
- Anthony CarusoJoe
- Billy PearsonEddie Koch
- Johnny StewartThomas Gibson Jr. aka The Kid
- Ann LeeMrs. Elizabeth B. Gibson
Stills
Themes
horse racing