Border Law

Border Law
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	October 15, 1931;
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]

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]

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]

Frank Rice - "If You Fall in Love"
Lupita Tovar - "Adios Amigo"

References[edit]

^ Whistlin' Dan Detail View, allmovie.com; accessed August 7, 2015.
^ "'Border Law' with Buck Jones". Harrison's Reports. August 22, 1931. p. 134. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
^ Border Law Detail View, afi.com; accessed August 7, 2015.

External links[edit]

Border Law at IMDb
Border Law at AllMovie
Border Law at the TCM Movie Database
Border Law at the American Film Institute Catalog
Border Law is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive

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[1] Whistlin' Dan Detail View, allmovie.com; accessed August 7, 2015.

[hr-2] "'Border Law' with Buck Jones". Harrison's Reports. August 22, 1931. p. 134. Retrieved July 12, 2021.

[3] Border Law Detail View, afi.com; accessed August 7, 2015.

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