Borderland ** (1937, William Boyd, George ‘Gabby’ Hayes, Morris Ankrum) – Classic Movie Review 11,960

Director Nate Wyatt’s lightly entertaining 1937 Western film Borderland stars William Boyd again as Hopalong Cassidy, a ranger who goes undercover and infiltrates an outlaw gang of border bad guys to destroy it, in the popular ninth Hopalong Cassidy Western in what turned out to be the longest-running movie series ever.

Also in the cast are George ‘Gabby’ Hayes, Morris Ankrum [Stephen Morris], Russell Hayden, James Ellison, John Beach, Charlene Wyatt, Nora Lane, Trevor Bardette, Earle Hodgins, Al Bridge, John St Polis, and George Cheseboro.

It was released on 26 February 1937 by Paramount Pictures.

It is followed by In Old Mexico (1938).

Borderland is directed by Nate Wyatt, runs 82 minutes, is made by Harry Sherman Productions and Paramount Pictures, is released by Paramount Pictures, is written by Harrison Jacobs, is shot by Archie J Stout, is produced by Harry Sherman and is scored by Lee Zahler.

It is on a double feature DVD with Trail Dust.

The cast are William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy, James Ellison as Johnny Nelson, George ‘Gabby’ Hayes as Windy Halliday, Morris Ankrum as Loco, John Beach as Texas Ranger Bailey, Nora Lane as Grace Rand, Charlene Wyatt as Molly Rand, Trevor Bardette as Colonel Gonzales, Earle Hodgins as Major Stafford, Al Bridge as Henchman ‘Dandy’ Morgan, George Chesebro as Henchman Tom Parker, and John St Polis as Doctor.

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