Boots Malone (1952): Cast & Plot
Boots Malone is a 1952 drama directed by William Dieterle, starring William Holden as Boots Malone, Stanley Clements and Johnny Stewart. It runs 1 hour 42 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 42m (102 min)
- Director
- William Dieterle
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Columbia Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Boots Malone About?
The premise of Boots Malone without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
The story of a boy who left home… and a stumble bum who never had one! An agent for horse jockeys faces his greatest challenge.
Boots Malone Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- horse racing
- horse sport
- dieterle and holden
- runaway
- auction
- pistol
- playing cards
- merry go round
- train station
- boy in pajamas
- man massages a boy
- diner
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- lemonade
- mother son relationship
- man slaps a boy
- man boy relationship
- county fair
- man gives a boy a massage
- man giving a boy a rub down
- runaway horse
- stable
- horse auction
- ferris wheel
- teenage boy
- roast duck
- punched in the face
- steam locomotive
- jockey
- racetrack
- snake
- bare chested boy
- car overheating
- man wears underwear
- gelding
- reference to paul revere
- being tailed
- hundred dollar bill
- poverty and wealth
- rattlesnake
- race track jockey
- 14 year old boy
- carousel
- tip
- lead weight
- irishman
- poverty row
- packard
- training
- horse race betting
- drunken man
Boots Malone Cast & Characters
William Holden leads the cast as Boots Malone, with Stanley Clements as Stash Clements and Johnny Stewart as Thomas Gibson Jr. aka The Kid. Directed by William Dieterle; 17 actors are credited in all.
- Director William Dieterle
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William Holden as Boots Malone - Stanley Clements as Stash Clements
- Johnny Stewart as Thomas Gibson Jr. aka The Kid
- Basil Ruysdael as Preacher Cole
Also Starring in Boots Malone
· 13 more- Ann Lee Mrs. Elizabeth B. Gibson
- Hugh Sanders Matson
- Harry Morgan Quarter Horse Henry
- Whit Bissell Lou Dyer
- Ralph Dumke Beckett
- Frank Ferguson Private Investigator
- Anthony Caruso Joe
- Hank Worden Auto Mechanic
- Carl Benton Reid John Williams
- Ed Begley Howard Whitehead
- Harry Hines Goofy Gordon
- John Call Touting Clocker
- Billy Pearson Eddie Koch
More from William Dieterle
More films directed by William Dieterle: Mistress of the World - Part I, Omar Khayyam, Magic Fire and Elephant Walk.
Boots Malone Plot Summary
What happens in Boots Malone from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Boots Malone [William Holden] is a down-on-his-luck jockey agent, scraping by in a diner with his long-time associate, Stash Clements [Stanley Clements]. When teenage runaway Thomas Gibson Jr. [Johnny Stewart]—often called The Kid—tries to pay for his meal with a hundred-dollar bill, Boots sees opportunity and agrees to mentor him. Tommy wants to become a jockey and offers to pay Boots to train him.
Full summary
The whole story of Boots Malone, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Boots Malone?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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What is the profession of the main character, Boots Malone?
Boots Malone Also Known As
3 alternative titles, including “Vocation Secrète” and “La vita che sognava”.
- Also known as
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- Vocation Secrète
- La vita che sognava
- Tommy macht das Rennen
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Movies Like Boots Malone
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Boots, Bootmen and Boots and Saddles.
Boots Malone FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Boots Malone, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Boots Malone?
Boots Malone runs 1 hour 42 minutes (102 minutes).
When was Boots Malone released?
Boots Malone was released on January 11, 1952.
Who directed Boots Malone?
Boots Malone was directed by William Dieterle.
More films by William Dieterle Who is in the cast of Boots Malone?
Boots Malone stars William Holden as Boots Malone, Stanley Clements as Stash Clements and Johnny Stewart as Thomas Gibson Jr. aka The Kid, among 17 credited actors.
Does Boots Malone have a post-credit scene?
No. Boots Malone has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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