Border Law
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| Border Law | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Louis King |
| Written by | Stuart Anthony (story and dialogue) |
| Starring | Buck Jones |
| Cinematography | L. William O'Connell |
| Edited by | Otto Meyer |
Production company | Columbia Pictures |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 63 minutes 61 minutes (Sony Pictures Television print) |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | English Spanish |
Border Law is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film directed by Louis King and starring Buck Jones. The film was remade as Whistlin' Dan (1932) and again with Buck Jones as The Fighting Ranger (1934).[1]
The film was based on a story by Stuart Anthony.[2]
Plot
[edit | edit source]Captain Wilks of the Texas Rangers orders Jim Houston and his crew, Thunder Rogers and Jim's brother Bob, to go to Eureka, Texas to break up the Shag Smith gang.[3]
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Buck Jones as Jim Houston
- Lupita Tovar as Tonita
- Jim Mason as Shag Smith (as James Mason)
- Frank Rice as Thunder Rogers
- Don Chapman as Bob Houston - Texas Ranger
- Lou Hicks as Dave (as Louis Hickus)
- F. R. Smith as Captain John Wilkes
- John Wallace as Pegleg
Soundtrack
[edit | edit source]- Frank Rice - "If You Fall in Love"
- Lupita Tovar - "Adios Amigo"
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Whistlin' Dan Detail View, allmovie.com; accessed August 7, 2015.
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Border Law Detail View, afi.com; accessed August 7, 2015.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Border Law at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Border Law at the TCM Movie Database
- Border Law at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Border Law is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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Categories:
- 1931 films
- 1930s English-language films
- 1930s Spanish-language films
- American black-and-white films
- Columbia Pictures films
- 1931 Western (genre) films
- American Western (genre) films
- Films set in Texas
- 1931 multilingual films
- American multilingual films
- Films directed by Louis King
- 1930s American films
- English-language Western (genre) films
- Spanish-language American films
- 1930s Western (genre) film stubs