Below the Border

Below the Border is a 1942 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Adele Buffington. This is the fourth film in Monogram Pictures' Rough Riders series, and stars Buck Jones as Marshal Buck Roberts, Tim McCoy as Marshal Tim McCall and Raymond Hatton as Marshal Sandy Hopkins, with Linda Brent, Dennis Moore and Charles King. The film was released on September 26, 1941^[1]

Below the Border
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Howard Bretherton
Screenplay by	Adele Buffington
Produced by	Scott R. Dunlap
Starring	Buck Jones Tim McCoy Raymond Hatton
Cinematography	Harry Neumann
Edited by	Carl Pierson
Music by	Edward J. Kay
Production company	Monogram Pictures
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures
Release date	January 30, 1942 (1942-01-30)
Running time	57 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

When villains plan to steal the Garcia jewels, the Rough Riders stop the thieves with Buck impersonating an outlaw, Tim a cattle buyer and Sandy as the janitor of the town's saloon.

Cast

• Buck Jones as Marshal Buck Roberts aka Bob 'Bodie' Bronson
• Tim McCoy as Marshal Tim McCall
• Raymond Hatton as Sandy Hopkins
• Linda Brent as Rosita Garcia
• Dennis Moore as Joe Collins
• Charles King as Steve Slade
• Eva Puig as Aunt Maria
• Roy Barcroft as Ed Scully
• Kermit Maynard as Jeff
• Bud Osborne as Hal

Production

Though set in Mexico, in order not to offend the United States' Good Neighbor policy, the Production Code Administration ordered changes to the script to not depict any Mexican outlaws or offensively characterise any Mexican nationals.^[2]

See also

The Rough Riders series:

• Arizona Bound
• The Gunman from Bodie
• Forbidden Trails
• Below the Border
• Ghost Town Law
• Down Texas Way
• Riders of the West
• West of the Law