Border Law

Border Law
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Louis King
Written by	Stuart Anthony (story and dialogue)
Starring	Buck Jones
Cinematography	L. William O'Connell
Edited by	Otto Meyer
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	October 15, 1931 (1931-10-15)
Running time	63 minutes 61 minutes (Sony Pictures Television print)
Country	United States
Languages	English Spanish

Border Law is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film directed by Louis King and starring Buck Jones. The film was remade as Whistlin' Dan (1932) and again with Buck Jones as The Fighting Ranger (1934). ^[1]

The film was based on a story by Stuart Anthony. ^[2]

Plot

Captain Wilks of the Texas Rangers orders Jim Houston and his crew, Thunder Rogers and Jim's brother Bob, to go to Eureka, Texas to break up the Shag Smith gang. ^[3]

Cast

• Buck Jones as Jim Houston
• Lupita Tovar as Tonita
• Jim Mason as Shag Smith (as James Mason)
• Frank Rice as Thunder Rogers
• Don Chapman as Bob Houston - Texas Ranger
• Lou Hicks as Dave (as Louis Hickus)
• F. R. Smith as Captain John Wilkes
• John Wallace as Pegleg

Soundtrack

• Frank Rice - "If You Fall in Love"
• Lupita Tovar - "Adios Amigo"

References

1. Whistlin' Dan Detail View, allmovie.com; accessed August 7, 2015.
2. "'Border Law' with Buck Jones". Harrison's Reports. August 22, 1931. p. 134. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
3. Border Law Detail View, afi.com; accessed August 7, 2015.

External links

• Border Law at IMDb
• Border Law at the TCM Movie Database
• Border Law at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• Border Law is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive