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3 out of 3 people found the following review useful:
Above par, 27 October 2006

Author: JHC3 from Seattle, Washington

Jim Gray is a decent, courageous, and law-abiding citizen. When he is framed for the murder of his friend, Neil Denham, he escapes to conduct his own desperate investigation. His plan is to masquerade as the deceased Denham and join a ranch which is plagued by a gang of Mexican bandits led by the "General." He hopes to prove the gang is behind the killing and end its grip of terror over the countryside. In the process, he is joined by "Squint" Sanders whose principal goal in life is to kill Gray in revenge for the murder of Denham. The two must contend with overzealous law enforcement, vigilante-minded ranch hands, and treacherous bandits.

On the surface, Border Devils appears to be fairly typical of low-budget westerns of the period. It is fairly fast-paced and has a rushed and sometimes confusing plot. Nevertheless, the principal cast (Harry Carey as Gray and George "Gabby" Hayes as Sanders) is superb. Further, there are a number of plot elements (which can't be revealed here without becoming spoilers) that are both inventive and entertaining. Particularly good is a scene where Gray and Sanders are in the gang's clutches and must effect an escape. Border Devils is recommended for fans of 1930s westerns. Most other viewers should probably pass on it.

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On The Trail Of Fu Manchu, 9 July 2010

Author: bkoganbing from Buffalo, New York

In Border Devils Harry Carey is on the trail of the murderer of a couple of friends of his. For one of those murders he's been neatly framed and has to bust jail to do his investigation.

One of the strengths of the film is that other than Gabby Hayes whom he picks up as a sidekick, Carey is never sure exactly who the players are in this story, just who are the good, the bad, and the just plain stupid. He's after the leader of the gang, a mysterious guy known only as the general.

Japanese actor Tetsu Komai is the General and all I can say there is that he plays it in the best Fu Manchu tradition. The film also deals in human trafficking, a subject definitely not for the Saturday matinée kiddie trade.

Olive Carey, Harry's wife in real life makes an appearance in the film, but not as the leading lady. That is reserved for Kathleen Collins.

Border Devils is a cheaply made thing with the usual Poverty Row lack of production values. Still this is not a bad film on a subject not usually reserved for the western.

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