Border River

Border River
Border River
	Film poster
Directed by	George Sherman
Screenplay by	William Sackheim; Louis Stevens
Story by	Louis Stevens
Produced by	Albert J. Cohen
Starring	Joel McCrea; Yvonne De Carlo; Pedro Armendáriz
Cinematography	Irving Glassberg
Edited by	Frank Gross
Color process	Technicolor
Production; company	Universal International Pictures
Distributed by	Universal International Pictures
Release date	January 1954;
Running time	81 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1 million

Border River is a 1954 American western film directed by George Sherman and starring Joel McCrea, Yvonne De Carlo and Pedro Armendáriz.^[2]

Plot

During the US Civil War, Clete Mattson arrives in Zona Libre, a small territory across the river from the United States. Ruled by ruthless General Calleja, it offers sanctuary to outlaws. Mattson wants to buy guns for the Confederacy, using gold stolen from the Union.

Cast

Joel McCrea as Clete Mattson
Yvonne De Carlo as Carmelita Carias
Pedro Armendáriz as General Calleja (as Pedro Armendariz)
Alfonso Bedoya as Captain Vargas
Howard Petrie as Newlund
Renate Hoy as Annina Strasser (as Erika Nordin)
George J. Lewis as Sanchez
Nacho Galindo as Lopez
Ivan Triesault as Baron Von Hollden
George Wallace as Fletcher
Lane Chandler as Anderson
Martin Garralaga as Guzman
Joe Bassett as Stanton
Salvador Baguez as General Robles
Felipe Turich as Pablo

Production

Joel McCrea and Yvonne De Carlo's casting was announced in April 1953.^[3] George Sherman was assigned to direct.

Filming began on 3 June 1953, the same day as Universal's The Glenn Miller Story. The two films were the first movies made at Universal for four weeks.^[4]

Parts of the film were shot in Colorado River, Professor Valley, and Courthouse Wash in Utah.^[5]

Release

Home media

Kino Lorber released a region A Blu-ray edition of the film through their Kino Lorber Studio Classics label on March 28, 2023.

References

^ "1954 Box Office Champs". Variety Weekly. January 5, 1955. p. 59. - figures are rentals in the US and Canada
^ Haines, Richard W. (2003). Technicolor Movies: The History of Dye Transfer Printing. McFarland. p. 45. ISBN 9780786480753.
^ THOMAS M PRYOR (April 16, 1953). "FOX TO MAKE FILM ON PIER ACTIVITIES". New York Times. ProQuest 112829441.
^ THOMAS M PRYOR (June 1, 1953). "UNIVERSAL CLEARS DECKS FOR ACTION". New York Times. ProQuest 112809348.
^ D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.

External links

Border River at IMDb
Border River at the TCM Movie Database
Border River at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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[box-1] "1954 Box Office Champs". Variety Weekly. January 5, 1955. p. 59. - figures are rentals in the US and Canada

[2] Haines, Richard W. (2003). Technicolor Movies: The History of Dye Transfer Printing. McFarland. p. 45. ISBN 9780786480753.

[3] THOMAS M PRYOR (April 16, 1953). "FOX TO MAKE FILM ON PIER ACTIVITIES". New York Times. ProQuest 112829441.

[4] THOMAS M PRYOR (June 1, 1953). "UNIVERSAL CLEARS DECKS FOR ACTION". New York Times. ProQuest 112809348.

[5] D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.

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