Synopsis:
Following a streak of hard luck at the racetrack, Boots
and his pal, Push, are down to their last dime. Boots
saves a drunken young man named Kendall from being robbed
of his considerable winnings at the roulette table and
later drives Kendall back to his small hometown. There
Boots meets Pert Barlow and decides to stay near her,
taking a job in her father's store. Old Barlow owns
a broken-down racehorse named Gold Heels, which Boots
buys from him and trains for the big race. At the local
orphanage, a child dies because of the dilapidated condition
of the building, and Pert raises enough money to build
a new orphanage. Old Barlow takes charge of the money,
but it is stolen. Boots is accused of the crime and
sent to jail. He is sprung by his pals, loads Gold Heels
in a horse-trailer, drives to the track, and watches
his horse win the big race. Kendall is exposed as the
real thief and Boots is reconciled with Pert, whose
father gives them his blessing to be married.
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