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South of the Border

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Secret agent Gene Autry (Gene Autry) and partner Frog (Smiley Burnette) are sent to Mexico on a dangerous mission. There Gene takes a liking to a local lady named Dolores (Lupita Tovar). But, when his bosses reveal to Gene his task, he's stunned to learn that the target of his criminal investigation is his new love's brother, Andreo (Duncan Renaldo). The job takes Gene and Frog to the island of Palermo, Italy, where they discover that greedy Andreo's dealings are about to foment a war.
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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews The hit song of South of the Border inspired the plot. Rated: C+ Jun 6, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member South of the border or south of Texas, stars Gene autry and an annoying little brat. the movie offers nothing substantial than some 10 odd songs Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/02/20 Full Review Audience Member The best movie song ever sung: the title song! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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George Sherman

Director

Gene Autry

Self

Smiley Burnette

Frog

June Storey

Lois Martin

Lupita Tovar

Dolores Mendoza

Mary Lee

Patsy
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Synopsis Secret agent Gene Autry (Gene Autry) and partner Frog (Smiley Burnette) are sent to Mexico on a dangerous mission. There Gene takes a liking to a local lady named Dolores (Lupita Tovar). But, when his bosses reveal to Gene his task, he's stunned to learn that the target of his criminal investigation is his new love's brother, Andreo (Duncan Renaldo). The job takes Gene and Frog to the island of Palermo, Italy, where they discover that greedy Andreo's dealings are about to foment a war.
Director
George Sherman
Producer
William Berke
Production Co
Republic Pictures Corporation
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 11, 2020
Runtime
1h 11m
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