Summary
In 'Garrison's Finish', the cinematic canvas is painted with the melancholic hues of a fallen idol. Billy Garrison, a virtuoso of the turf, finds his reputation incinerated by the Machiavellian subterfuge of a nefarious gambler named Crimmins. Framed for the ultimate sin of the racetrack—throwing a contest—Garrison is cast into a purgatory of professional exile. His descent into the abyss of alcoholic despair culminates in a visceral tavern brawl that leaves him not only physically battered but psychologically fractured, suffering from a profound fugue state. This tabula rasa of the mind leads him to the bucolic sanctuary of the Desha estate, where the ethereal Sue Desha acts as both savior and catalyst for his resurrection. Reborn under a veil of anonymity, Garrison ascends once more as a jockey for the venerable Colonel Desha. However, the narrative tension tightens as the specter of his past, personified by the unrelenting Crimmins, re-emerges to threaten his fragile new reality. The film explores the arduous journey of reclaiming one's honor against the backdrop of high-stakes equestrian competition and the fragile nature of human identity.
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Jockey Billy Garrison is framed and suspended for throwing a race. Depressed, he goes to a bar and eventually gets into a fight. He loses his memory and is taken to the home of pretty young Sue Desha, who gets him a job as a jockey for her father, Col. Desha. Unfortunately, the man who framed Billy, named Crimmins, finds out he's working for Sue's father and reveals Billy's past to the Colonel. Complications ensue.
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