Border River
Seen it?1954 | 81 min | Western
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for history and war-film fans and western fans. It puts you in the middle of the fighting, and doesn't let you forget the cost.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Never drags, at 1 hr 21 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1954: an older pace and style.
A Confederate officer travels to a wild Mexican border town to buy guns, aiming to keep up the fight against the Yankees - but who can he trust in this lawless place?
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$1 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 9K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by George Sherman
- Joel McCreaClete Mattson
- Yvonne De CarloCarmelita Carias
- Pedro ArmendárizGeneral Calleja (as Pedro Armendariz)
- Alfonso BedoyaCaptain Vargas
- Howard PetrieNewlund
- Renate HoyAnnina Strasser (as Erika Nordin)
- George J. LewisSanchez
- Nacho GalindoLopez
- Ivan TriesaultBaron Von Hollden
- George D. WallaceFletcher