Borderland (1937)

Borderland (1937). 1h 22m | Approved

“u0026quot;Borderlandu0026quot; offered William Boyd to play against type and be nasty to all around including his two sidekicks Johnny Nelson (Jimmy Ellison) and Windy Halliday (George u0026quot;Gabbyu0026quot; Hayes).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e Hoppy is sent undercover to infiltrate the organization of a gang of outlaws headed by u0026quot;The Foxu0026quot; (Stephen Morris). He agrees to turn against all of his friends in an effort to convince the outlaws that he is on the level. u0026quot;The Foxu0026quot; meanwhile masquerades as the town idiot Loco. Hoppy gradually gains the confidence of the gang but is discovered by Loco before he can bring him in.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e Boyd must have enjoyed this one. He gets to belly up to the bar and have a few drinks and even gets nasty with a little girl (the charming Charlene Wyatt). Morris (aka Morris Ankrum) equally has a hoot playing the dim-witted Loco.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e According to Phil Hardy in his book u0026quot;The Westernu0026quot;, this film with a running time of 82 minutes was the longest of any series western.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003en Jimmy Ellison left the series after this film. Hayes still hadnu0026#39;t adopted the u0026quot;Gabbyu0026quot; moniker at this point. Others in the cast include Trevor Bardette as a Mexican Colonel and the venerable George Chesebro as one of Morrisu0026#39; henchmen.”