Borderline (1950 film)

Borderline
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	William A. Seiter James Anderson
Produced by	Milton H. Bren William A. Seiter
Screenplay by	Devery Freeman
Story by	Devery Freeman
Starring	Fred MacMurray Claire Trevor
Music by	Hans J. Salter
Cinematography	Lucien N. Andriot
Edited by	Harry Keller
Production company	Borderline Productions
Distributed by	Universal International
Release dates	March 1, 1950 (1950-03-01) (United States)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Borderline is a 1950 American romantic crime film directed by William A. Seiter starring Fred MacMurray and Claire Trevor.^[1]

Plot

Roy Roberts, Claire Trevor and Fred MacMurray in Borderline

Pete Ritchie (Raymond Burr) runs a narcotics smuggling operation to the USA from Mexico, which the Los Angeles Police Department and the US federal government have unsuccessfully tried to stop. Because of Ritchie's careful operating procedures, US authorities haven't even been able to find out the identities of his sources or customers and are desperate for a breakthrough. As a last resort, Madeleine Haley (Claire Trevor), an LAPD officer and former OSS operative, is sent undercover to Mexico to charm her way into Ritchie's confidence.

Once there, Haley manages to establish contact with Ritchie's gang, but is kidnapped by Johnny Macklin (Fred MacMurray), a federal agent posing as a hoodlum working for a rival of Ritchie's and who also steals a load of Ritchie's narcotics. Haley plays along and joins Macklin on a smuggling trip for the stolen narcotics, with Ritchie in hot pursuit.

Cast

Fred MacMurray as Johnny McEvoy, aka Johnny Macklin
Claire Trevor as Madeleine Haley, aka Gladys LaRue
Raymond Burr as Pete Ritchie
Morris Ankrum as Bill Whittaker
Roy Roberts as Harvey Gumbin
Don Diamond as Deusik
Nacho Galindo as Porfirio
Pepe Hern as Pablo
Grazia Narciso as Porfirio's Wife

References

↑ Borderline at the Internet Movie Database.

External links

Borderline at the Internet Movie Database
Borderline is available for free download at the Internet Archive
Borderline at AllMovie
Borderline at the TCM Movie Database
Borderline at the American Film Institute Catalog

Films directed by William A. Seiter

Passing Through (1921)
Up and at 'Em (1922)
The Beautiful and Damned (1922)
Daddies (1924)
Listen Lester (1924)
The Family Secret (1924)
Helen's Babies (1924)
The Mad Whirl (1925)
Dangerous Innocence (1925)
The Teaser (1925)
Where Was I? (1925)
What Happened to Jones (1926)
Skinner's Dress Suit (1926)
Rolling Home (1926)
The Cheerful Fraud (1927)
Waterfront (1928)
Outcast (1928)
Why Be Good? (1929)
Smiling Irish Eyes (1929)
Footlights and Fools (1929)
The Love Racket (1929)
Strictly Modern (1930)
Back Pay (1930)
The Truth About Youth (1930)
Sunny (1930)
Going Wild (1930)
Kiss Me Again (1930)
Big Business Girl (1931)
Too Many Cooks (1931)
Caught Plastered (1931)
Way Back Home (1931)
Girl Crazy (1932)
Young Bride (1932)
Is My Face Red? (1932)
Hot Saturday (1932)
Hello, Everybody! (1933)
Rafter Romance (1933)
Chance at Heaven (1933)
Sons of the Desert (1933)
Love Birds (1934)
We're Rich Again (1934)
The Richest Girl in the World (1934)
Roberta (1935)
The Daring Young Man (1935)
If You Could Only Cook (1935)
The Case Against Mrs. Ames (1936)
The Moon's Our Home (1936)
Dimples (1936)
Stowaway (1936)
This Is My Affair (1937)
Sally, Irene and Mary (1938)
Room Service (1938)
Thanks for Everything (1938)
Susannah of the Mounties (1939)
Allegheny Uprising (1939)
It's a Date (1940)
Hired Wife (1940)
Nice Girl? (1941)
Appointment for Love (1941)
Broadway (1942)
You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
Destroyer (1943)
A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)
Four Jills in a Jeep (1944)
Belle of the Yukon (1944)
The Affairs of Susan (1945)
Little Giant (1946)
I'll Be Yours (1947)
Up in Central Park (1948)
One Touch of Venus (1948)
Borderline (1950)
Dear Brat (1951)
The Lady Wants Mink (1953)
Champ for a Day (1953)
Make Haste to Live (1954)

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