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The Border Legion

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1940 | 58 min | Action, Drama, Western

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why 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
Made for action fans. If you loved 3:10 to Yuma or News of the World, start here.
The mood
Exciting.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 58 min.
What might put you off
Made in 1940: an older pace and style.

Wanted by the law in New York, Dr. Steve Kells heads west and arrives in an area controlled by an outlaw gang known as the Border Legion. When the gang's boss is wounded, they kidnap Kells and force him to remove the bullet. Not allowed to leave and being a wanted man, he joins the gang. Now wanted as a gang member also, he nevertheless plans a raid that will lead the entire gang into a trap.

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

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 975 people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Joseph Kane

  • Roy RogersSteve Kells
  • George 'Gabby' HayesHonest John Whittaker
  • Carol HughesAlice Randall
  • Joe SawyerJim Gulden
  • Maude EburneHurricane Hattie McGuire
  • Jay NovelloSantos
  • Hal TaliaferroAmos Link
  • Paul PorcasiTony
  • Robert Emmett KeaneOfficer Willets
  • Dick WesselOscar "Red" McGooney