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Two undercover agents infiltrate a drug-smuggling ring in Mexico, but neither is aware of the other's identity.Two undercover agents infiltrate a drug-smuggling ring in Mexico, but neither is aware of the other's identity.Two undercover agents infiltrate a drug-smuggling ring in Mexico, but neither is aware of the other's identity.
José Torvay
- Miguel
- (as Jose Torvay)
Edward Biby
- Club Patron
- (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
- Charlie - Police Detective
- (uncredited)
George Calliga
- Hotel Guest
- (uncredited)
Stephen Chase
- Police Detective
- (uncredited)
Peggy Converse
- Suspect Questioned by Whittaker
- (uncredited)
Gene Coogan
- Man at Customs
- (uncredited)
Joe Dominguez
- Mexican Telegraph Clerk
- (uncredited)
Paul Fierro
- Alonzo - Mexican Policeman
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaFred MacMurray, Milton H. Bren, Claire Trevor and William A. Seiter deferred their salaries to produce the film.
- GoofsWhen Johnny and Madeleine are ditching the body in the Mexican town, the right side of the car is completely splattered with dry mud. Moments later, when they ditch the car in the ravine, it is almost totally clean.
- Quotes
Johnny McEvoy, aka Johnny Macklin: I can also keep my mouth shut in two languages.
- Alternate versionsThe badly edited version, released by Viking Entertainment/Burbank Video is missing the scene when the heroes discover they are both cops!
- ConnectionsFeatured in The World Famous Kid Detective (2014)
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Good Start, Ends Up Being Mostly Average
After a good start, this crime drama gets bogged down from time to time, and ends up being just average, or perhaps slightly above average. Besides the interesting story setup, it features a good core cast, with Claire Trevor getting a good role that allows her to play a variety of material, Raymond Burr well-cast as a brutish villain, and Fred MacMurray.
The story starts with Trevor as a police officer working undercover in Mexico. Her initial dealings with Burr and MacMurray set up some interesting possibilities, and create some suspense from the start. The rest of the story is not really bad, but it too often allows the pace to stagnate, and it does not make the best use of some of the possibilities. Aside from a couple of good scenes, it plays out in a more routine fashion.
"Borderline" is still worth seeing for fans of the genre. Besides the main story, it has some occasional comic touches that come across all right. If it ends up seeming like a bit of a disappointment, it is simply because it showed signs of becoming something better than it turned out to be.
The story starts with Trevor as a police officer working undercover in Mexico. Her initial dealings with Burr and MacMurray set up some interesting possibilities, and create some suspense from the start. The rest of the story is not really bad, but it too often allows the pace to stagnate, and it does not make the best use of some of the possibilities. Aside from a couple of good scenes, it plays out in a more routine fashion.
"Borderline" is still worth seeing for fans of the genre. Besides the main story, it has some occasional comic touches that come across all right. If it ends up seeming like a bit of a disappointment, it is simply because it showed signs of becoming something better than it turned out to be.
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- Snow Leopard
- Dec 16, 2004
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- Tráfico de muerte
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- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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