THE BORDER PATROLMAN (1936) George O'Brien, Polly Ann Young & Smiley Burnette | Western | B&W

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

SYNOPSIS
When a border patrolman catches their spoiled daughter smoking in a no-smoking area, parents hire him to watch over her. She then runs over to Mexico and gets involved with jewel thieves and he has to go save her.

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.

CAST & CREW
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

Directed by David Howard
Written by Bennett Cohen (screenplay and story), Daniel Jarrett (screenplay and story)
Produced by Sol Lesser
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