Geronimo1967
The suit he wears and the part he plays are just too big for a lacklustre Alan Ladd in this caper, but it is rescued to an extent by a lively effort from Stanley Clements as his wide-boy jockey Johnny. Salty (Ladd) is in hock to his bookie Baxter (Bruce Cabot) for twenty big ones, and with only thirty days to settle up, hes in desperate straits. He does, however, have an horse and a best pal/trainer Smitty (William Demarest) and so all he needs is a light-weight lad to steer their way across the winning line. Initially, the already banned young Johnny is up for the task - he likes the sound of the $13,000 he will get for winning, but hes a recalcitrant kid who rebels by nature. That comes to an head when they tell him he has to go to school...