Borden Chase

Borden Chase

b. 1900 — d. 1970 (aged 70) Brooklyn, NY
Writer

Born Frank Fowler in Brooklyn , New York, Borden Chase served in the Navy during World War I and put in time as a shipyard worker, carnival high diver, driver for gangster Frankie Yale, and sandhog on the New York's Holland Tunnel before turning to writing. He penned pulp stories and novels, then moved to Hollywood and began writing screenplays, including, among many others, Anthony Mann's Winchester '73 and Bend of the River and Howard Hawk's Red River, for which he was nominated for an Oscar.

Known For

Red River
🎞️
★ 7.7
Red River
1948
Winchester '73
🎞️
★ 7.6
Winchester '73
1950
Bend of the River
🎞️
★ 7.2
Bend of the River
1952
His Majesty O'Keefe
🎞️
★ 6.1
His Majesty O'Keefe
1954

Filmography

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★ 8.0
The Forsaken Westerns
2017 Writer
Red River
🎞️
★ 6.2
Red River
1988 Writer
The Bull of the West
🎞️
★ 5.3
The Bull of the West
1972 Writer
Backtrack!
🎞️
★ 5.9
Backtrack!
1969 Writer
A Man Called Gannon
🎞️
★ 5.2
A Man Called Gannon
1968 Writer
Winchester '73
🎞️
★ 5.5
Winchester '73
1967 Writer
Branded
📺
★ 7.4
Branded
1965 Writer
Daniel Boone
📺
★ 7.3
Daniel Boone
1964 Writer
Gunfighters of Casa Grande
🎞️
★ 4.6
Gunfighters of Casa Grande
1964 Writer
Mutiny on the Bounty
🎞️
★ 7.2
Mutiny on the Bounty
1962 Writer
The Virginian
📺
★ 7.6
The Virginian
1962 Writer
The Roy Rogers & Dale Evans Show
📺
★ 7.2
The Roy Rogers & Dale Evans Show
1962 Writer
Whispering Smith
📺
★ 7.4
Whispering Smith
1961 Writer
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🎞️
Russell
1961 Writer
Route 66
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★ 7.7
Route 66
1960 Writer
The Tall Man
📺
★ 7.3
The Tall Man
1960 Writer
Overland Trail
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★ 7.4
Overland Trail
1960 Writer
Bonanza
📺
★ 7.3
Bonanza
1959 Writer
The Detectives
📺
★ 7.5
The Detectives
1959 Writer
Ride a Crooked Trail
🎞️
★ 6.6
Ride a Crooked Trail
1958 Writer
Night Passage
🎞️
★ 6.6
Night Passage
1957 Writer
Tales of Wells Fargo
📺
★ 7.9
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957 Writer
Backlash
🎞️
★ 6.6
Backlash
1956 Writer
Man Without a Star
🎞️
★ 6.8
Man Without a Star
1955 Writer
Screen Directors Playhouse
📺
★ 7.2
Screen Directors Playhouse
1955 Writer
Vera Cruz
🎞️
★ 7.0
Vera Cruz
1954 Writer
The Far Country
🎞️
★ 7.1
The Far Country
1954 Writer
His Majesty O'Keefe
🎞️
★ 6.1
His Majesty O'Keefe
1954 Writer
Rails Into Laramie
🎞️
★ 6.1
Rails Into Laramie
1954 Writer
Sea Devils
🎞️
★ 5.6
Sea Devils
1953 Writer
General Electric Theater
📺
★ 6.8
General Electric Theater
1953 Writer
Bend of the River
🎞️
★ 7.2
Bend of the River
1952 Writer
The World in His Arms
🎞️
★ 6.8
The World in His Arms
1952 Writer
Lone Star
🎞️
★ 6.2
Lone Star
1952 Writer
Iron Man
🎞️
★ 6.2
Iron Man
1951 Writer
Schlitz Playhouse
📺
★ 7.6
Schlitz Playhouse
1951 Writer
Winchester '73
🎞️
★ 7.6
Winchester '73
1950 Writer
Montana
🎞️
★ 6.2
Montana
1950 Writer
The Great Jewel Robber
🎞️
★ 6.6
The Great Jewel Robber
1950 Writer
Red River
🎞️
★ 7.7
Red River
1948 Writer
The Man from Colorado
🎞️
★ 6.6
The Man from Colorado
1948 Writer
Tycoon
🎞️
★ 6.1
Tycoon
1947 Writer
I've Always Loved You
🎞️
★ 6.5
I've Always Loved You
1946 Writer
Flame of Barbary Coast
🎞️
★ 6.2
Flame of Barbary Coast
1945 Writer
This Man's Navy
🎞️
★ 6.3
This Man's Navy
1945 Writer
The Fighting Seabees
🎞️
★ 6.4
The Fighting Seabees
1944 Writer
Destroyer
🎞️
★ 6.3
Destroyer
1943 Writer
Harrigan's Kid
🎞️
★ 5.4
Harrigan's Kid
1943 Writer
Blue, White and Perfect
🎞️
★ 6.6
Blue, White and Perfect
1942 Writer
The Navy Comes Through
🎞️
★ 6.1
The Navy Comes Through
1942 Writer
Dr. Broadway
🎞️
★ 6.3
Dr. Broadway
1942 Writer
The Devil's Party
🎞️
★ 5.7
The Devil's Party
1938 Writer
Midnight Taxi
🎞️
★ 6.4
Midnight Taxi
1937 Writer
Under Pressure
🎞️
★ 6.4
Under Pressure
1935 Writer
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