If you are watching "Border Shootout" in order to see Glenn Ford, you might be disappointed. Yes, he's in the film...but only on occasion and he really is way too old (at 74) to be punching people as often as he does in this film! You also will likely be disappointed if you want a good western. While it's very watchable, it just goes on too long (the ending seems to take half the film) and seems cheap.
The film is about a border town in the old west where a jerk-face named Sundeen and his 'committee' take over the town in order to bring law and order. In reality, Sundeen is just another evil boss trying to run everything...and he does some cattle rustling on the side. Few are willing to stand up to him except for a not particularly interesting new deputy and by the end, enough folks have gotten sick of Sundeen he might just have overplayed his hand.
Overall, a pretty dull film due to its pacing, uninteresting leads and, oddly, the overuse of the hymn "What a Friend We Have in Jesus"...in the saloon of all places.
The film is about a border town in the old west where a jerk-face named Sundeen and his 'committee' take over the town in order to bring law and order. In reality, Sundeen is just another evil boss trying to run everything...and he does some cattle rustling on the side. Few are willing to stand up to him except for a not particularly interesting new deputy and by the end, enough folks have gotten sick of Sundeen he might just have overplayed his hand.
Overall, a pretty dull film due to its pacing, uninteresting leads and, oddly, the overuse of the hymn "What a Friend We Have in Jesus"...in the saloon of all places.