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Bad Men of the Border (1945) [N/A]

Featuring:
Kirby Grant, Fuzzy Knight, Armida

Written by:
Adele Buffington

Directed by:
Wallace Fox


Release Date:
June 1, 1945

Original Title:
Bad Men of the Border

Genres:
Western

Production Companies:
Universal Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 55

Bordertown Thrills!

Overview from TheMovieDB

Set on the Mexican border in 1850, Bad Men of the Border was the first of seven Universal Westerns starring handsome Kirby Grant, a former singer from Montana who had earlier acted under the name Robert Stanton. The series, Universal's last attempt at competing with Republic Pictures' many streamlined B-Westerns, also featured the bucolic Fuzzy Knight as Grant's sidekick. Grant and Knight are undercover U.S. marshals tracking down a gang of counterfeiters. To their surprise, they are soon assisted by a beautiful Mexican dancehall performer, Dolores Mendoza (Armida), who proves to be an undercover agent as well, in her case for the Mexican rurales headed by Captain Garcia (Francis McDonald).

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Overview from Open Movies

U. S. Marshal Ted Cameron (Kirby Grant), masquerading as a bandit, robs a mail coach. Delores Mendoza (Armida), a passenger, is an agent for the Mexican government, assigned to investigate a counterfeiting and smuggling gang operating below the border. She joins forces with Ted and his sidekick, Rockabye Jones (Fuzzy Knight), and together they expose the gang and bring them to justice.

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Rankings and Honors

Bad Men of the Border (1945) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 5.6/10

Performers

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Production

Director:
Wallace Fox

Screenplay:
Adele Buffington

Story:
Adele Buffington

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