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Director:
Archie Mayo
Writers:
Carroll Graham (suggested by book "Border Town")
Robert Lord (story)
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Release Date:
23 January 1935 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Film-Noir more
Plot:
Johnny Ramirez rises from bouncer to partner in Charlie Roark's border town casino. Charlie's wife Marie loves Johnny... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Follow-up to Bondage more (15 total)

Cast

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Paul Muni ... Johnny Ramirez

Bette Davis ... Mrs. Marie Roark
Margaret Lindsay ... Dale Elwell
Eugene Pallette ... Charles 'Charlie' Roark
Robert Barrat ... Padre
Soledad Jiménez ... Mrs. Ramirez
Hobart Cavanaugh ... Harry, the drunk
Gavin Gordon ... Brook Manville
William B. Davidson ... Dr. 'Doc' Carter, D.D.S. (as William Davidson)
Arthur Stone ... Manuel Diego
Vivian Tobin ... Mrs. Garner, Dale's friend
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
90 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Spanish
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #299)
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Company:
Warner Bros. Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The footage of the opening street scene of the border town was later re-used as the opening scene of the Mexican town in Code of the Secret Service (1939). more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When Dale and Brook leave the Olvera Street cafe, the camera follows them down the street. Several objects and people pass between them and the camera, and the shadow of the camera falls across several of these. At one point, the shadow of a technician wearing a cap (presumably the camera operator) is plainly visible against a flat surface. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
La Cucaracha more

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6 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Follow-up to Bondage, 6 December 2004
Author: dgibsonia from Texas

Confronting Muni in one scene, Davis suddenly so forcefully expels cigarette smoke from her nose that she looks like a cartoon bull about to charge. But though it's funny, it's not ludicrous: it's one of those startling, inspired B.D. moments.

Warners cast Davis in "Bordertown" when it became apparent that her just-completed loanout to RKO for "Of Human Bondage" was not going to wreck her career, as Warners had feared. Instead, as Davis had gambled, the risky "Bondage" had been her breakout performance. "Bordertown" was a worthy follow-up, with Davis just as compelling as the obsessor rather than the obsessee.

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