Border Patrol (film)
Border Patrol is a 1943 Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Clarence E. Mulford and Michael Wilson. The film stars William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Robert Mitchum, Jay Kirby, George Reeves, and Duncan Renaldo. The film was released on April 2, 1943, by United Artists.[1][2]
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| Directed by | Lesley Selander |
| Produced by | Harry Sherman |
| Written by | Clarence E. Mulford Michael Wilson |
| Starring | William Boyd Andy Clyde Robert Mitchum Jay Kirby George Reeves Duncan Renaldo |
| Cinematography | Russell Harlan |
| Edited by | Sherman A. Rose |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Hopalong and his sidekicks are Texas Rangers who set out to find how 25 Mexicans have disappeared after being hired by the "Silver Bullets" mine. They ride into town and find that the mine owner is a one-man government, played by Russell Simpson as "Orestes Krebes." Hopalong and his friends are arrested on trumped-up charges and are tried before a kangaroo court and sentenced to swing but not until after lunch. With the help of the girl, they escape, free the captive mine workers and together defeat the evil gang.
Cast
- William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy
- Andy Clyde as California Carlson
- Jay Kirby as Johnny
- Russell Simpson as Orestes Krebs
- Claudia Drake as Inez La Barca
- George Reeves as Don Enrique Perez
- Duncan Renaldo as Commandant
- Pierce Lyden as Loren
- Robert Mitchum as Quinn (feature film debut, though released after other later films)
- Cliff Parkinson as Barton
References
- "Border Patrol (1943) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
- "Border-Patrol - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
External links
- Border Patrol on IMDb
- Border Patrol is available for free download at the Internet Archive
- Border Patrol at AllMovie
- Border Patrol at Rotten Tomatoes