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A cowboy, a conspiracy, and enough silver to make your fillings hurt.
TMDB
80
IMDb
62

Over the Border (1950)

B-movie swaggerSaturday matineeno-frills Western

Overview

Western

Bringing Bart Calhoun (Marshall Reed) to justice for his complicity in a robbery/murder, Johnny assumes that his job is over. Not by a long shot! Calhoun's arrest leads to the uncovering of a wide-ranging conspiracy to smuggle silver from Mexico to the United States.

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Content warning
silver bar
justice vs. corruptionborder politicsfrontier economicsmoral duty

Standout Aspects

Acting

Johnny Mack Brown plays himself, literally—no acting required.

Direction

Wallace Fox cranks out another efficient Poverty Row quickie.

Best for:Solo: Lunch break cowboy fix when you need zero brain strain.·Background: Fold laundry to silver smuggling and fistfights.·Rewatch: For die-hard Johnny Mack Brown completists only.
Wallace Fox

Director

Wallace Fox

ReleasedMar 12, 1950
Runtime58m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonelight
Feellight
Monogram Pictures

Top Cast

Johnny Mack Brown

Johnny Mack Brown

Johnny Mack Brown

Myron Healey

Myron Healey

Jeff Grant

Pierre Watkin

Pierre Watkin

Rand Malloy

Marshall Reed

Marshall Reed

Bart Calhoun

House Peters Jr.

House Peters Jr.

Wade Shelton

Milburn Morante

Milburn Morante

Jud Mason

Mike Ragan

Mike Ragan

Duke - Henchman (as Holly Bane)

Hank Bell

Hank Bell

Sheriff

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Johnny Mack Brown played a character named 'Johnny Mack Brown' in over 60 films—a branding flex unmatched in Hollywood history.

Cultural

Poverty Row studios like Monogram churned out Westerns like this weekly for rural theaters and TV syndication, keeping the genre alive on life support through the 1950s.

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