| Below the Border | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Howard Bretherton |
| Screenplay by | Adele Buffington |
| Produced by | Scott R. Dunlap |
| Starring | Buck Jones Tim McCoy Raymond Hatton |
| Cinematography | Harry Neumann |
| Edited by | Carl Pierson |
| Music by | Edward J. Kay |
| Production company | Monogram Pictures |
| Distributed by | Monogram Pictures |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 57 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Below the Border is a 1942 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Adele Buffington. This is the fourth film in Monogram Pictures' Rough Riders series, and stars Buck Jones as Marshal Buck Roberts, Tim McCoy as Marshal Tim McCall and Raymond Hatton as Marshal Sandy Hopkins, with Linda Brent, Dennis Moore and Charles King. The film was released on September 26, 1941
Plot
When villains plan to steal the Garcia jewels, the Rough Riders stop the thieves with Buck impersonating an outlaw, Tim a cattle buyer and Sandy as the janitor of the town's saloon.
Cast
- Buck Jones as Marshal Buck Roberts aka Bob 'Bodie' Bronson
- Tim McCoy as Marshal Tim McCall
- Raymond Hatton as Sandy Hopkins
- Linda Brent as Rosita Garcia
- Dennis Moore as Joe Collins
- Charles King as Steve Slade
- Eva Puig as Aunt Maria
- Roy Barcroft as Ed Scully
- Kermit Maynard as Jeff
- Bud Osborne as Hal
Production
Though set in Mexico, in order not to offend the United States' Good Neighbor policy, the Production Code Administration ordered changes to the script to not depict any Mexican outlaws or offensively characterise any Mexican nationals.
See also
The Rough Riders series:
- Arizona Bound
- The Gunman from Bodie
- Forbidden Trails
- Below the Border
- Ghost Town Law
- Down Texas Way
- Riders of the West
- West of the Law
References
- "The Rough Riders with Buck Jones, Tim McCoy and Raymond Hatton".
- p. 271 Johnson, Benjamin & Graybill, Andrew R. Bridging National Borders in North America: Transnational and Comparative Histories Duke University Press, 7 Apr 2010