Son of the Border

Son of the Border

That Wildcat TOM KEENE stopped a stage robbery, blocked a bank holdup and fell in love...just to "git warmed up" for the BIG fight!

1933 · 55 min · ★ 7.3 · Western

An honest rancher, after killing his best friend who's turned outlaw, takes his pal's orphaned younger brother into his own home. The boy, however, isn't aware he's now living with the man responsible for his brother's death. This 1933 RKO B-western, directed by Lloyd Nosler, stars Tom Keene, Lon Chaney Jr., David Durand, Julie Haydon, Edgar Kennedy, Charles King and Al Bridge.

Directed by Lloyd Nosler · Written by Wellyn Totman

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