Bordertown (1935)
- Directed by
- Archie Mayo
- Genre
- drama film, romance film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 30 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man returns to his hometown and gets caught up in a love triangle and shady dealings at a local nightclub. He tries to escape his past but finds himself trapped between two women and a world of corruption.
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What happens
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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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