Universal Pictures presents "BORDERLINE" (1950 - (88 min/B&W) Starring: Fred MacMurray, Claire Trevor, Raymond Burr, José Torvay, Morris Ankrum, Roy Roberts & Don Diamond
Directed by William A. Seiter
Customs agents are looking for information about Pete Ritchie (Raymond Burr), who is involved in smuggling drugs from Mexico into the US. Police officer Madeleine Haley (Claire Trevor) goes undercover in order to gain Ritchie's confidence, and before long she meets him through one of his associates. As she is talking with Ritchie, another undercover agent, Johnny Macklin (Fred MacMurray) and one of his men burst in, and they provoke a violent confrontation. From then on, Haley is in constant danger as she attempts to figure out everything that is happening in the smuggling operation.
An odd blend of crime melodrama with humorous undertones
* Special footnote: -- Morris Ankrum at one time went under the name of Stephen Morris, this was during Hopalong Cassidy B-Westerns days.
BIOS:
1. William A. Seiter Director)
Date of Birth: 10 June 1890 - New York City, New York
Date of Death: 26 July 1964 - Beverly Hills, California
2, Fred MacMurray
Date of Birth: 30 August 1908, Kankakee, Illinois
Date of Death: 5 November 1991, Santa Monica, California
3. Claire Trevor
Date of Birth: 8 March 1910 - New York City, New York
Date of Death: 8 April 2000 - Newport Beach, California
4. Raymond Burr
Date of Birth: 21 May 1917 - New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Date of Death: 12 September 1993 - Sonoma, California
5. José Torvay
Date of Birth: 28 January 1909 - Durango, Mexico
Date of Death: 1973 - Mexico
6. Morris Ankrum
Date of Birth: 28 August 1897 - Danville, Illinois
Date of Death: 2 September 1964 - Pasadena, California
7, Roy Roberts
Date of Birth: 19 March 1906 - Tampa, Florida
Date of Death: 28 May 1975 - Los Angeles, California
8. Don Diamond
Date of Birth: 4 June 1921, Brooklyn - New York City, New York
Date of Death: 19 June 2011 - Los Angeles, California
Mr. Jim's Ratings:
Quality of Picture & Sound: 4 Stars
Performance: 4 Stars
Story & Screenplay: 4 Stars
Overall: 4 Stars [Original Music, Cinematography & Film Editing]
Total Time: 88 min on DVD ~ Universal Pictures ~ (October 21, 2003)
