Boots Malone (1952)
Director:
William Dieterle
Writer:
Milton HolmesStars:
William Holden, Stanley Clements, Basil Ruysdael
William Holden plays Boots Malone, a dishonest--and impoverished--jockey's agent. Malone sees a chance to crack the big time through the talents of young jockey John Stewart. Stewart's wealthy mother wants to remove the boy from the rarefied world of the race track, but it is Malone himself who destroys his friendship with Stewart by ordering the boy to throw the race, or else they'll be put on the spot by gangsters. Malone's last-minute regeneration restores Stewart's faith in him. Filmed on location, Boots Malone is a satisfying horse-race drama, though one might expect a little something extra from star William Holden and director William Dieterle.
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Unusual William Holden film
Zeus sent me a crystal clear DVD of "Boots Malone", a movie I saw on TCM, with William Holden in the title role. It is one of my favorite Holden films It is also very hard to find, so thank goodness for Zeus DVDs. As for the film, it is unusual to find William Holden in a title role as an unsavory character. "Boots Malone" is very special and is going into my permanent DVD collection.
