Boots Malone (1952)

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Country: USA
Genres: Drama, Sport
Release: 1952-07-04
Director: William Dieterle (1893–1972)
Writers: Milton Holmes , Harold Buchman
Language: English
Stars: William Holden (I) (1918–1981) , Stanley Clements , Basil Ruysdael , Carl Benton Reid , Ralph Dumke (1899–1964) , Ed Begley (I) (1901–1970) , Hugh Sanders , Harry Morgan , Ann Lee , Anthony Caruso
Runtime: 102 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Boots Malone (United Kingdom) , Boots Malone (Romania) , Boots Malone (United States of America) , La vita che sognava (Italy) , O Dinheiro Não é Tudo (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Tommy macht das Rennen , Boots Malone (Canada) , Boots Malone , El tramposo (Spain) , El tramposo (Mexico) , O Trapaceiro (Brazil) , En dreng efterlyses (Denmark) , Tommy macht das Rennen (Austria) , Rymmare i sadeln (Sweden) , Karkuri kilparadalla (Finland) , Vocation secrète (France, French Republic)
Plot: Boots Malone is jockey's agent and a bit of a wheeler-dealer who went from living at the Ritz to living in a room at the stables when his star jockey was killed in an accident. After nearly three years, he has yet to find a replacement for him. Along with his cronies at the track, he manages to buy a horse that's a bit of a sleeper. Their hopes of cashing in big take a positive turn when Boots decides to train an eager young man, who turns out to be a runaway from a rich family, as a jockey. When gangsters tell Boots to throw the race in favor of another horse, he faces a major dilemma.
IMDB:tt0044437