Boots Malone

Boots Malone is a 1952 drama film starring William Holden as a downonhisluck sports agent and Johnny Stewart as a rich runaway who wants to become a jockey.

As the big race approaches, complications arise. Boots tangles with a private detective hired by Tommys mother, a wealthy businesswoman, to find her boy. Boots reluctantly calls her and tells her where to collect her son. Disapproving of Boots, she convinces Tommy that Boots turned him in for the 5000 reward. Later, she refuses to pay Boots. Despite this, Tommy runs away again and returns to Boots in time for the race. The two reconcile. When Mrs. Gibson calls, Boots warns her that she will lose the love of her son if she prevents him from racing.Meanwhile, Matson Hugh Sanders, a gangster to whom Boots owes a lot of money, tells him to throw the race, as he has bet heavily on another horse. Boots tries to convince Tommy to go along, but in the end, does not have the heart to spoil what may be the boys last ride, and White Cargo wins. Afterwards, Tommy boards a train to go back to school. When Boots is warned that Matson and his men are waiting for him, he jumps on the train. ........

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