''Borderland'' is a 1937 American

Western Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US *Western, New York, a town in the US *Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that id ...

film directed by

Nate Watt Nathan Watt (April 6, 1889 – May 26, 1968) was an American film director. He directed 30 films between 1916 and 1961. Filmography * ''The Torch Bearer'' (1916) (actor) * ''Persistent Percival'' (1916, short) * ''Cooking His Goose'' (1916 ...

and written by Harrison Jacobs. The film stars William Boyd, James Ellison,

George "Gabby" Hayes George Francis "Gabby" Hayes (May 7, 1885 – February 9, 1969) was an American actor. He began as something of a leading man and a character player, but he was best known for his numerous appearances in B-Western (genre), Western film series as ...

Morris Ankrum Morris Ankrum (August 28, 1897 – September 2, 1964) was an American radio, television, and film character actor. Early life Ankrum was born in Danville in Vermilion County in eastern Illinois, and pursued a career in law. After graduating ...

, John Beach,

Nora Lane Nora Lane (September 12, 1905 – October 16, 1948) was an American film actress. She appeared in more than 80 films between 1927 and 1944. Lane was born in Chester, Illinois. She and her family moved to St. Louis when she was 10 years old. ...

, and Charlene Wyatt. The film was released on February 26, 1937, by

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Plot

The Plot follows ranger Hoppy who goes undercover in an outlaw gang operating in the border, Hoppy has to find the head of the gang and dismantle it.

Cast

* William Boyd as

Hopalong Cassidy Hopalong Cassidy is a fictional cowboy hero created in 1904 by the author Clarence E. Mulford, who wrote a series of short stories and novels based on the character. Mulford portrayed the character as rude, dangerous, and rough-talking. He wa ...

* James Ellison as Johnny Nelson *

as Windy Halliday *

as Loco *John Beach as Texas Ranger Bailey *

as Grace Rand *Charlene Wyatt as Molly Rand *

Trevor Bardette Trevor Bardette (born Terva Gaston Hubbard; November 19, 1902 – November 28, 1977) was an American film and television actor. Among many other roles in his long and prolific career, Bardette appeared in several episodes of ''Adventures of Su ...

as Colonel Gonzales *

Earle Hodgins Earle Hodgins (October 6, 1893 – April 14, 1964) was an American actor. Career Early in his career, Hodgins was active in stock theater, including working in the Ralph Cloninger troupe of Salt Lake City, Utah, the Siegel Stock company of ...

as Major Stafford *

Al Bridge Alfred Morton Bridge (February 26, 1891 – December 27, 1957 ) was an American character actor who played mostly small roles in over 270 films between 1931 and 1954. Bridge's persona was an unpleasant, gravel-voiced man with an untidy mou ...

as Henchman 'Dandy' Morgan *

George Chesebro George Newell Chesebro (July 29, 1888 – May 28, 1959) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 400 films between 1915 and 1954. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and died in Los Angeles, California. Partial filmography * ''Mi ...

as Henchman Tom Parker * John St. Polis as Doctor

References

External links

* 1937 films American Western (genre) films 1937 Western (genre) films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Nate Watt Hopalong Cassidy films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films English-language Western (genre) films {{1930s-Western-film-stub