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Borderline (1950) -- Two undercover agents infiltrate a drug-smuggling ring in Mexico, but neither is aware of the other's identity.

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6.0/10   259 votes
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Writers:
Devery Freeman (story)
Devery Freeman (screenplay)
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Release Date:
1 March 1950 (USA) more
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Plot:
Two undercover agents infiltrate a drug-smuggling ring in Mexico, but neither is aware of the other's identity. full summary | add synopsis
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A slightly better than average "time passer" more (15 total)

Cast

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Fred MacMurray ... Johnny McEvoy, aka Johnny Macklin

Claire Trevor ... Madeleine Haley
Raymond Burr ... Pete Ritchie
José Torvay ... Miguel (as Jose Torvay)
Morris Ankrum ... Bill Whittaker
Roy Roberts ... Harvey Gumbin
Don Diamond ... Deusik
Nacho Galindo ... Porfirio
Pepe Hern ... Pablo
Grazia Narciso ... Porfirio's Wife
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Additional Details

Runtime:
88 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
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Harvey Gumbin: All dames will stay in line as long as the payoff is big enough at the end. more

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1 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
A slightly better than average "time passer", 24 January 2007
5/10
Author: planktonrules from Bradenton, Florida

This is a perfectly adequate movie with perfectly adequate performances and while there's nothing bad about this film, there certainly isn't anything that good that stands out either. This film sort of like a "Film Noir-LITE", in that it has some of the outward signs of a Noir film (such as gangsters, villains and violence) but is far from a good example of the genre (mediocre camera-work and rather listless dialog compared to "true" Noir). And, despite starring Fred MacMurray and Claire Trevor, I really had to struggle to keep watching the film because nothing peaked my interest. Plus, even though the film co-starred Raymond Burr (one of the greatest Noir actors of all-time--especially in RAW DEAL), he wasn't given that much screen time (his removal from the plot was way too easy and anti-climactic) and his usual sadism was absent. In many ways, I consider this film to be like eating meatloaf--it's pretty ordinary, inoffensive and nothing to get excited over. Gimme a "steak" anytime over meatloaf!

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