Confederate soldier Joel McCrea just stole $2 million is gold from the Union
army and heads to a lawless area on the Mexican border called Zona Libre to buy
weapons for the Rebels. Things are much harder than planned with all kinds
of double-dealing and backstabbing going on to get his gold. Not to
mention an undercover agent tracking him down and the unforeseen
difficulty/pleasure of a sexy Yvonne De Carlo falling for him. And to make
matters even worse the local warlord is in love with De Carlo.
I enjoyed BORDER RIVER. Joel McCrea is as wonderful as ever, Yvonne De
Carlo turns in a good performance, solid direction, the bad guys are just bad
enough and quite believable, beautiful outdoor scenery. There might not be
enough physical action to entertain everybody, but I thought the verbal jostling
back and forth about the gold more than made up for it.
Recommended for Western fans.
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