''Border Phantom'' is a 1937 American

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film directed by

S. Roy Luby Solomon Roy Luby (8 August 1904, New York City - 19 August 1976 in Los Angeles) was an American animator, editor, and film director. He used the pseudonyms of Roy Claire, Roy S. Luby, J. Roy Luby, Roy Luby, Sol Luby, and Russell Roy. Biograph ...

and written by

Fred Myton Fred Myton (November 15, 1885 – June 6, 1955) was an American screenwriter. He wrote 168 films between 1916 and 1952, mostly low-budget "B" pictures for Poverty Row studios and independent producers. He wrote many films for Producers Rel ...

. The film stars Bob Steele,

Harley Wood Evelyn Merchant (August 25, 1913 – April 2, 1995), known professionally as Harlene Wood (also Harley Wood, Jill Martin, Jill Jackson, and Jill Jackson-Miller) was an American film actress, composer, writer and author. She appeared in 20 f ...

, Don Barclay,

Karl Hackett Carl Ellsworth Germain (September 5, 1893 – October 24, 1948), known professionally as Karl Hackett, was an American actor. He served in the U.S. army during World War I. He was married to Ruby Burnette Moore. On October 24, 1948, Hacket ...

Horace Murphy Horace Murphy (June 3, 1880 – January 20, 1975) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1931 and 1953. Early years Born in Osceola, Arkansas, Murphy was playing cornet by age 11, and six years later led the ...

, and

Miki Morita Mitsugi "Miki" Morita (sometimes credited as Mike Morita) was a Japanese character actor who worked in Hollywood from the 1920s through around 1940. He had worked as a stage actor before beginning his career onscreen. Partial filmography *''Sou ...

. The film was released on June 7, 1937, by

Republic Pictures Republic Pictures Corporation (currently held under Melange Pictures, LLC) was an American motion picture production-distribution corporation in operation from 1935 to 1967, that was based in Los Angeles. It had studio facilities in Studio City a ...

Plot

The plot is built around Cowboy Larry O'Day, his sidekick Lucky Smith and Barbara Hartwell, the latter is about to be arrested for the murder of her uncle, while she is arrested Larry and Lucky go on a journey to find the real murderer that involves people smuggling of Chinese women.

Cast

* Bob Steele as Larry O'Day *

as Barbara Hartwell * Don Barclay as Lucky Smith *

as Obed Young *

as Sheriff *

as Chan Lee *Perry Murdock as Jim Barton *John S. Peters as Dr. Von Kurtz *Frank Ball as Professor Andrew Hartwell

References

External links

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