Border Law (1931)
1931 · Feature film · 60 min · dir. Louis King
THE SCREENS DAREDEVIL COWBOY in a Thrilling, Breath-taking ALL TALKING WESTERN!
- Comedy
- Western
- Romance
Synopsis
When Shag Smith kills Jim's brother Bob, Jim and Thunder quit the rangers so they can cross the border and join Smith's gang. Jim's plan is to get the gang to cross back over the border where the rangers will be waiting.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Louis King
- Writer
- Stuart Anthony
- Cinematography
- L. William O'Connell
- Studio
- Columbia Pictures
- Released
- 1931-10-12
- Running time
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
Louis King Director
Buck Jones
Lupita Tovar
James Pier Mason
Frank Rice- F.R. Smith
- Don Chapman
- Lou Hicks
John Wallace
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Buck Jones Gets It Done · bobsluckycat · 2010-05-04
A very early sound western with Buck Jones at his best. Superior restored picture and "wide-range" sound and great production values makes this one a winner in many ways. Buck Jones is at the top of his game. Lupita Tovar a very in demand (at the time)actress in a coy role. Frank Rice as the taciturn side-kick "Thunder". A word about Mr. Rice, a very in demand side-kick and featured player with every big name cowboy and others from silents until his untimely death in 1936. He's underappreciated now, but his work is standing the test of time. Jim Mason, also a much in demand actor in westerns…
★★★ · Buck Jones - Stiff Talking in Early Sound Western · Poohbah70 · 2019-12-23
Buck Jones (Jim Houston) the hero and James Mason (Shag Smith) the bad guy both talk slowly, stiffly, in measured phrases - evidently, the director wanted their dialogue to be understood. Frank Rice growls alomg, provides a little humor and sings a few songs in his gravely, laughable voice. Bad guys include many of the regulars in these B westerns: Lou Hicks (credited) and according to IMDb, Bill Corbett, Bud Osborne, Edmund Cobb, Aer Mix, Slim Whitaker and others. Beautiful Lupita Tovar is Jones' love interest - she's a good actress, dances a sexy dance and sings a song. IMDb says she…
