Borderline (1950)
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Directors
William A. Seiter
Cast
Fred MacMurray, Claire Trevor, Raymond Burr, José Torvay, Morris Ankrum, Roy Roberts
The story
Pete Ritchie runs a narcotics smuggling operation to the U.S. from Mexico that the Los Angeles Police Department and the federal government have unsuccessfully tried to stop. Because of Ritchie's careful operating procedures, federal authorities have not determined the identities of his sources or customers and are desperate for a breakthrough.
Genres
Film Noir, crime film, drama film, film noir, romance film
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