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Borderline

  • 19501950
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
1.5K
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Borderline (1950)
CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
Two undercover agents infiltrate a drug-smuggling ring in Mexico, but neither is aware of the other's identity.Two undercover agents infiltrate a drug-smuggling ring in Mexico, but neither is aware of the other's identity.Two undercover agents infiltrate a drug-smuggling ring in Mexico, but neither is aware of the other's identity.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
1.5K
YOUR RATING
    • William A. Seiter
    • Devery Freeman(story and screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Fred MacMurray
    • Claire Trevor
    • Raymond Burr
    • William A. Seiter
    • Devery Freeman(story and screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Fred MacMurray
    • Claire Trevor
    • Raymond Burr
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 48User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Fred MacMurray and Claire Trevor in Borderline (1950)
    Fred MacMurray and Claire Trevor in Borderline (1950)
    Fred MacMurray and Claire Trevor in Borderline (1950)
    Charles Lane in Borderline (1950)
    Raymond Burr and Don Diamond in Borderline (1950)
    Nacho Galindo, Fred MacMurray, and Claire Trevor in Borderline (1950)
    Fred MacMurray, José Torvay, and Claire Trevor in Borderline (1950)
    Fred MacMurray, Chris-Pin Martin, and Claire Trevor in Borderline (1950)
    Fred MacMurray and Claire Trevor in Borderline (1950)
    Fred MacMurray and Claire Trevor in Borderline (1950)
    Fred MacMurray in Borderline (1950)
    Borderline (1950)

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    Fred MacMurray
    Fred MacMurray
    • Johnny McEvoy - aka Johnny Macklin
    Claire Trevor
    Claire Trevor
    • Madeleine Haley
    Raymond Burr
    Raymond Burr
    • Pete Ritchie
    José Torvay
    José Torvay
    • Miguel
    • (as Jose Torvay)
    Morris Ankrum
    Morris Ankrum
    • Bill Whittaker
    Roy Roberts
    Roy Roberts
    • Harvey Gumbin
    Don Diamond
    Don Diamond
    • Deusik
    Nacho Galindo
    Nacho Galindo
    • Porfirio
    Pepe Hern
    • Pablo
    Grazia Narciso
    • Porfirio's Wife
    Edward Biby
    Edward Biby
    • Club Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Ralph Brooks
    • Charlie - Police Detective
    • (uncredited)
    George Calliga
    George Calliga
    • Hotel Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Stephen Chase
    Stephen Chase
    • Police Detective
    • (uncredited)
    Peggy Converse
    • Suspect Questioned by Whittaker
    • (uncredited)
    Gene Coogan
    Gene Coogan
    • Man at Customs
    • (uncredited)
    Joe Dominguez
    Joe Dominguez
    • Mexican Telegraph Clerk
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Fierro
    Paul Fierro
    • Alonzo - Mexican Policeman
    • (uncredited)
      • William A. Seiter
      • Devery Freeman(story and screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Fred MacMurray, Milton H. Bren, Claire Trevor and William A. Seiter deferred their salaries to produce the film.
    • Goofs
      At the end of the film there is a general mêlée and a fight between Macklin and Gumbin takes place behind and below the bar. The police fire a smoke grenade into the room and as Macklin rises from behind the bar there is blood seeping from his lower left lip. As he collapses on the floor the police and Madeleine Haley rush in. She embraces and kisses Macklin him but the trace of blood has disappeared from his face.
    • Quotes

      Johnny McEvoy, aka Johnny Macklin: I can also keep my mouth shut in two languages.

    • Alternate versions
      The badly edited version, released by Viking Entertainment/Burbank Video is missing the scene when the heroes discover they are both cops!
    • Connections
      Featured in The World Famous Kid Detective (2014)

    User reviews48

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    7/10
    I thought this was a film noir but it turned out to be more of a romance.
    I am not sure how this "film noir" turned into a romance, but this romantic is not complaining. I thought Fred MacMurray and Claire Trevor were wonderful together. I also loved the misunderstanding with each of them thinking that the other is part of a drug smuggling racket. What is particularly funny is their childhood stories that they tell each other!

    This starts as the story of police woman, Madeleine Haley going undercover south of the border in Mexico in order to get information on a notorious drug smuggler. There she meets the nefarious Raymond Burr who plays Pete Ritchie. She is almost immediately embroiled in a drug run with a tough character named Johnny McEvoy (played by Fred MacMurray).

    During this trip to the border, while posing as a newly married couple...these two are trying to get information out of each other. This in my opinion becomes the best part of the film.

    I think this is misclassified as a film noir...I recommend this film to romantics. There is a little comedy and a nice romantic story told.
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    • cgvsluis
    • Dec 20, 2022

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 1, 1950 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • Spanish
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    • Filming locations
      • Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Milton H. Bren and William A. Seiter Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 28 minutes
      • Black and White

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