Borderline (1930)

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63 min - Drama - 13 October 1930 (UK)

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A negro woman having an adulterous affair with a white man causes his wife to go mad and re-enforces the towns-folk's prejudice against Negroes.

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
	Paul Robeson	...	Pete Varond, a Negro
	Eslanda Robeson	...	Adah, a Negro Woman
	Hilda Doolittle	...	Astrid (as Helga Doorn)
	Gavin Arthur	...	Thorne, Astrid's Husband
	Charlotte Arthur	...	The Barmaid
	Blanche Lewin	...	The Old Lady

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Storyline

Adah, a black woman, has an affair with Thorne, a white man, much to the dismay of some of the prejudiced townsfolk and Thorne's wife, Astrid. Adah attempts a reconciliation with her man, Pete, but eventually leaves him and the town. Meanwhile, Astrid goes mad and cuts Thorne's face and arm with a knife, but then mysteriously dies. Thorne is tried but acquitted. Because of the events, the mayor sends Pete a letter asking him to leave town for the good of all concerned. Written by Arthur Hausner <genart@volcano.net>

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