Boots Malone

"The story of a boy who left home... and a stumble bum who never had one!"

1952 1h 42m EN

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8.1

BANGER

★8.1TMDB · 6

Drama

Synopsis

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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.

“The story of a boy who left home... and a stumble bum who never had one!”

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Cast

William Holden
Boots Malone
Stanley Clements
Stash Clements
Harry Morgan
Quarter Horse Henry
Ed Begley
Howard Whitehead
Carl Benton Reid
John Williams
Basil Ruysdael
Preacher Cole
Ralph Dumke
Beckett
Hugh Sanders
Matson

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: William Dieterle
Writers: Milton Holmes
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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74 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Elmer Bernstein. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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ERA

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William Holden and Stanley Clements and Harry Morgan carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The story of a boy who left home... and a stumble bum who never had one!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0044437 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

William Dieterle directs. Elmer Bernstein scores. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

174 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Original score by Elmer Bernstein. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4William Holden and Stanley Clements and Harry Morgan carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "The story of a boy who left home... and a stumble bum who never had one!".
6IMDB entry: tt0044437 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.