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.
William Holden
Stanley Clements
Harry Morgan
Ed Begley
Carl Benton Reid
Basil Ruysdael
Ralph Dumke
Hugh Sanders
Anthony Caruso
Billy Pearson
Johnny Stewart
Ann Lee
Whit Bissell
Harry Hines
Hank Worden
Frank Ferguson
John Call