Bordertown (1935)
1h 30m
Running Time
January 23, 1935Release Date
Plot.
An ambitious Mexican-American gets mixed up with the neurotic wife of his casino boss.
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Release DateJanuary 23, 1935
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 30m
Content RatingNR
Budget$369,000
Box Office$1,237,000
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Wiki.
Bordertown is a 1935 American drama film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Paul Muni and Bette Davis. The screenplay by Laird Doyle and Wallace Smith is based on Robert Lord's adaptation of the 1934 novel Border Town by Carroll Graham. The supporting cast features Margaret Lindsay, Eugene Pallette and Robert Barrat.
Although the films They Drive by Night (1940) and Blowing Wild (1953) are not specifically remakes of Bordertown, they include many of its plot elements and similar scenes.