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Border Devils
 Border Devils is a 1932 pre-Code American Western black and white sound film directed by William Nigh and starring Harry Carey, Kathleen Collins, and Gabby Hayes.[1] The film is Collins's last role and her only sound film.[citation needed] PlotA man, Jim Gray, is wrongfully put in jail; he escapes to prove his innocence and reveal the real criminal. In the process, Gray discovers a second criminal who has been working behind the scenes with the more obvious villain.[2] Cast
ProductionScriptThe film was written by Harry P. Crist ( credited for "script and continuity' under this pen name is the American director Harry Fraser[3]). The story was based upon the novel Dead Man's Shoes,[4] by Murray Leinster.[3] ShootingAccording to a contemporary issue of The Film Daily, certain scenes were filmed in Palm Springs, California.[1] CastThe film features Gabby Hayes in one of his earliest credited roles, a sidekick figure that would become his signature character.[5] ReleaseBorder Devils was theatrically released in the United States on April 4, 1932.[1] The film was released on DVD in August 2011 by Alpha Video.[6] ThemesThis film has been noted for the unexpected presence in a Western, of Yellow Peril themes, embodied in the character of the villain, a mysterious 'oriental' criminal figure known as the General.[3][7][5] Commentators generally underline the weight of the original novel, a typical Leinster tale, in this adaptation: "the massive conspiracy that figures in his sci-fi, the shifting identity of the hero, and the generally peripatetic nature of the tale as our cowboy commandos shuttle hither and yon like horsing lot attendant."[8] References
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