Boots Malone (1952)
The story of a boy who left home... and a stumble bum who never had one!
장르 : 드라마
상영시간 : 1시간 42분
연출 : William Dieterle
각본 : Milton Holmes
시놉시스
An agent for horse jockeys faces his greatest challenge.
Mi Taylor is a young wanderer and opportunist who finds himself in the quiet English countryside home of the Brown family. The youngest daughter, Velvet, has a passion for horses and when she wins the spirited steed Pie in a town lottery, Mi is encouraged to train the horse.
11살 난 알렉 아버지와함께 여행하던 알렉은 배안에서 아랍인들이 싣고가는 야생마 한마리를 보게된다 아버지는 카드놀이에서딴 주머니칼과 알렉산더대왕의 애마불랙의 조각상을 알렉에게준다 그때부터 알렉은 야생마에게 불랙이라는 이름을 붙여주고. 친구처럼 지낸다. 그러나 알렉이 탄배가 폭풍우로 침몰한다. 천만다행으로 알랙은 불랙에게 매달려 표류하다가 어느 무인도에 닿는다 무인도에서 알렉과 불랙은 더욱 가까워진다. 마침내 이탈리아 선원들에 의해 구조된 알렉은 불랙과 함께 집으로 돌아온다. 과거 조련사 였던 헤리할아버지는 불랙을 한눈에 알아보고 경주용 말로 길들이는데...
This is the tale of industrial strife at WC Boggs' Lavatory factory. Vic Spanner is the union representative who calls a strike at the drop of a hat; eventually everyone has to get fed up with him. This is also the ideal opportunity for lots of lavatorial jokes...
영국의 고위 외교관 프레드릭 바커의 부인 마리아는 부유한 생활을 하지만, 일에만 몰두하는 남편 때문에 마음 한 구석이 늘 허전하다. 한편, 혼자 파리에 간 마리아는 사교장에서 매력적인 앤서니를 만나고, 둘은 서로에게 이끌린다. 그러나 관계를 지속하길 원하지 않던 마리아는 조용히 앤서니를 떠나고, 그는 마리아를 찾아 헤맨다. 그러다 어느 사교 모임에서 프레드릭과 앤서니가 마주치고 만다. 할리우드 로맨틱 코미디의 대가 에른스트 루비치의 정교한 멜로 드라마.
(2017년 영화의 전당)
Harry Valentini and Moe Dickstein are both errand boys for the Mob. When they lose $250,000, they are set up to kill each other. But they run off to Atlantic City and comedy follows.
Two window washers who are mistaken by Nick Craig, a bookie, as the messengers he sent for to pick up $50,000. Now the person he sent them to sent two of his men to get the money back but they found out about it. So they try to mail to Craig but a mix up has the money sent somewhere else and the woman who got it spent it. Now Craig needs the money to pay off one of his clients.
When Joan Boothe accompanies husband-reporter David to Las Vegas, she begins gambling to pass the time while he is doing a story. Encouraged by the casino manager, she gets hooked on gambling, to the point where she "borrows" David's expense money to pursue her addiction. This finally breaks up their marriage, but David continues trying to help her.
A doctor is driven into an investigation of sinister goings-on at a race track by his mystery writer ex-wife.
A blonde seduces a quirky liquor-store worker as inspiration for her artist boyfriend.
Casey's family raises and trains race horses, and their latest undersized foal named Casey's Shadow does not seem to have a lot going for it, but may turn out to be a champion.
As a surprise, two horse owners decide to ride their animals themselves in a steeplechase. But Bill Davidson's horse "Admiral" behaves weirdly, and falls hard after an obstacle. Bill dies from his injuries. His friend Alan York suspects the animal was doped by unscrupulous bookies and starts to investigate. He doesn't know how serious his opponents are, and that he's in danger to suffer the exact same fate as his friend.
At the heart of this true story is Damien Oliver, a young jockey who loses his only brother in a tragic racing accident, hauntingly reflecting of the way their father died 27 years earlier. After suffering through a series of discouraging defeats, Damien teams with Irish trainer Dermot Weld, and triumphs at the 2002 Melbourne Cup in one of the most thrilling finales in sporting history.
RACETRACK is about the Belmont Race Track, one of the world's leading race tracks for thoroughbred racing. The film highlights the training, maintaining and racing of thoroughbred horses. Everyday occurrences are shown: in the backstretch — the grooming, feeding, shoeing, and caring for horses and the preparation for races; at the practice track the various aspects of training, exercising, and timing the horses; at the paddock — the pre-race presentation of the horses; and in the grandstand — betting and watching the races. The film also has sequences showing the variety of work done by trainers, jockeys, jockey agents, grooms, hot walkers, stable hands, and veterinarians.
George Formby, who plays George, a stable boy. He also has the unique ability to soothe an anxious racing horse. Expectedly, George races the horse and wins
The true story of jockey Bob Champion who overcame cancer to win the 1981 Grand National
A former jockey teaches a newcomer the dirty tricks of the track.
The larger than life true story of how a barmaid in a poor Welsh mining village convinces some of her fellow residents to pool their resources to compete in the "sport of kings" with a racehorse they would breed and raise.
The slightly chubby harness racer Bjarte doesn't get the good horses anymore, and is forced to enter the criminal path in order to keep menacing creditors at bay. A fatal choice of partners ends up in a failed doping attempt, and a consequent kidnapping of the top horse Berlusconi.
Riley and Donovan, racehorse owners and trainers who have been rivals and enemies for years, seek to befriend Tod Taylor, a jockey, and Ham, a retainer. Tod elects to work for Riley, incurring the enmity of rival jockeys. Riley's daughter, Colleen, sympathizes with Tod and cares for his bruises. Trying to befriend Donovan, Tod wins a match between Riley's colt, Reckless, and Donovan's best horse; and many more victories bolster his confidence. His head is turned by Margie, a come-on girl for Drake, a gambler. She precipitates his dissipation, and Tod is induced to throw the race to avoid a jail sentence.
In this outing, Joe loves playing the horses and shows what you can do to improve your odds of winning.