The Border Patrolman

The Border Patrolman
The Border Patrolman
	Newspaper advertisement
Directed by	David Howard
Written by	Bennett Cohen (screenplay and story); Daniel Jarrett (screenplay and story)
Produced by	Sol Lesser
Starring	George O'Brien
Cinematography	Frank B. Good
Edited by	Robert O. Crandall
Music by	George Lessner
Distributed by	Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Release date	June 20, 1936;
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Border Patrolman is a 1936 American Western film directed by David Howard and starring George O'Brien.

Plot

Spoiled socialite Patricia Huntley gets arrested by U.S. Border Patrol agent Bob Wallace in Arizona after meeting with jewel smuggler Courtney Haybrook four miles from the U.S.-Mexico border. She defiantly smokes, tears up the citation, and claims he manhandled her when taken to the station. However, when he quits after being forced to apologize to her she becomes guilty and convinces her wealthy grandfather Frank Adams to hire him at a new job.

At Bob's advice, Frank hires him as Pat's tutor, teaching her riding and swimming. They initially bond, but she becomes upset after learning of her grandfather's plan. She tries to get drunk to embarrass him, only to find that the hotel staff have been ordered by Bob not to serve her any more drinks. After Pat slaps Bob, he decides to quit and she decides to go south of the border to marry Courtney, who hides a valuable stolen necklace in her purse. At the last moment she decides to not to marry Courtney and leaves with Pat. After they are captured, Bob rescues Pat again and they reconcile.

Cast

George O'Brien as Bob Wallace
Polly Ann Young as Patricia Huntley
Smiley Burnette as Chuck Owens
LeRoy Mason as Courtney Haybrook
Mary Doran as Myra
Al Hill as Frank Adams
William P. Carleton as Jeremiah Huntley
Tom London as Johnson
Frank Campeau as Capt. Stevens
Charles Coleman as Collins, a Servant
Fay McKenzie (uncredited)
Lester Dorr as Garage Attendant (uncredited)
Martin Garralaga as Carlos, the Cantina Proprietor (uncredited)
Lloyd Ingraham as Man at Swimming Pool (uncredited)
George MacQuarrie as Jim Riker (uncredited)
Chris-Pin Martin as Mexican Giving Directions (uncredited)
Gertrude Messinger as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Cyril Ring as Ed Hendricks (uncredited)
John St. Polis as Manning (uncredited)

External links

The Border Patrolman at IMDb
Synopsis at AllMovie
The Border Patrolman is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive