Crime ·Drama · United States of America · 1935 · 1h 30m

Bordertown

Bordertown poster
Director
Archie Mayo
Cast
Paul Muni as Johnny Ramirez Bette Davis as Mrs. Marie Roark Margaret Lindsay as Dale Elwell Eugene Pallette as Charles 'Charlie' Roark Robert Barrat as Padre Soledad Jiménez as Mrs. Ramirez
Crew
Tony Gaudio — Director of Photography Thomas Richards — Editor Bernhard Kaun — Original Music Composer Laird Doyle — Screenplay Wallace Smith — Screenplay Robert Lord — Story
Tagline

NOW HE'S A FUGITIVE FROM A FEMALE SCARFACE

Synopsis

An ambitious Mexican-American gets mixed up with the neurotic wife of his casino boss.

Mood & Themes
casinosuffocationtriallaw schoolmurderlaw studentborder townmexican americancasino ownerframed for murdermexican american borderwife murderer
Key Collaborators
Archie Mayo Director Tony Gaudio Director of Photography Thomas Richards Editor Bernhard Kaun Original Music Composer Laird Doyle Screenplay Wallace Smith Screenplay Robert Lord Story Orry-Kelly Costume Design
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