Border River
| Border River | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | George Sherman |
| Screenplay by | William Sackheim Louis Stevens |
| Story by | Louis Stevens |
| Produced by | Albert J. Cohen |
| Starring | Joel McCrea Yvonne De Carlo Pedro Armendáriz |
| Cinematography | Irving Glassberg |
| Edited by | Frank Gross |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Border River is a 1954 American Technicolor Western film directed by George Sherman and starring Joel McCrea, Yvonne De Carlo, and Pedro Armendáriz.[1]
Premise
During the US Civil War, Clete Mattson arrives in Zona Libre, a small territory across the river from the United States. Ruled by General Calleja, it offers sanctuary to outlaws. Mattson wants to buy guns for the Confederacy.
Cast
- Joel McCrea as Clete Mattson aka Jim Lake
- Yvonne De Carlo as Carmelita Carias
- Pedro Armendáriz as General Calleja
- Alfonso Bedoya as Captain Vargas
- Howard Petrie as Newlund
- Erika Nordin as Annina Strasser
- George J. Lewis as Sánchez
- Nacho Galindo as López
- Ivan Triesault as Baron Von Hollden
- George Wallace as Fletcher
- Lane Chandler as Anderson
- Martin Garralaga as Guzman
- Joe Bassett as Stanton
- Salvador Baguez as General Robles
- Felipe Turich as Pablo
Production
Joel McCrea and Yvonne de Carlo's casting was announced in April 1953.[2] George Sherman was assigned to direct.
Filming began on 3 June 1953, the same day as Universal's The Glenn Miller Story. The two films were the first movies made at Universal for four weeks.[3]
Parts of the film were shot in Colorado River, Professor Valley, and Courthouse Wash in Utah.[4]
References
- ^ Haines, Richard W. (2003). Technicolor Movies: The History of Dye Transfer Printing. McFarland. p. 45. ISBN 9780786480753.
- ^ By THOMAS M PRYOR Special to The New York Times. (1953, Apr 16). FOX TO MAKE FILM ON PIER ACTIVITIES. New York Times (1923-Current File) Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/112829441
- ^ By THOMAS M PRYOR Special to The New York Times. (1953, Jun 01). UNIVERSAL CLEARS DECKS FOR ACTION. New York Times (1923-Current File) Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/112809348
- ^ D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.
External links
- Border River at IMDb
- Border River at AllMovie
- Border River at the TCM Movie Database
- Border River at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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