Borden Chase
Writing

Borden Chase

Born 1900-01-11 · Brooklyn, New York, USA · Died 1970-03-09

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

Mutiny on the Bounty★ 7
Mutiny on the Bounty
1962
Red River★ 7.4
Red River
1948
Vera Cruz★ 6.7
Vera Cruz
1954
Man Without a Star★ 6.5
Man Without a Star
1955
Winchester '73★ 7.3
Winchester '73
1950
Blue, White, and Perfect★ 6.3
Blue, White, and Perfect
1942
Night Passage★ 6.3
Night Passage
1957
The Fighting Seabees★ 6.3
The Fighting Seabees
1944
Bend of the River★ 6.8
Bend of the River
1952
The Far Country★ 6.9
The Far Country
1954
The Man from Colorado★ 6.7
The Man from Colorado
1948
Backtrack!★ 5
Backtrack!
1969
Harrigan's Kid
Harrigan's Kid
1943
Backlash★ 6.3
Backlash
1956
Ride a Crooked Trail★ 6.4
Ride a Crooked Trail
1958
The World in His Arms★ 6.7
The World in His Arms
1952
His Majesty O'Keefe★ 6.2
His Majesty O'Keefe
1954
Winchester '73★ 6.3
Winchester '73
1967
Flame of Barbary Coast★ 5.8
Flame of Barbary Coast
1945
A Man Called Gannon★ 4
A Man Called Gannon
1968
Sea Devils★ 6.1
Sea Devils
1953
I've Always Loved You★ 6.4
I've Always Loved You
1946
Montana★ 5.7
Montana
1950
Iron Man★ 3.7
Iron Man
1951
Destroyer★ 6.5
Destroyer
1943
Lone Star★ 5.6
Lone Star
1952
The Great Jewel Robber★ 7.2
The Great Jewel Robber
1950
The Devil's Party★ 5.4
The Devil's Party
1938
Midnight Taxi★ 4.5
Midnight Taxi
1937
Tycoon★ 5.2
Tycoon
1947
Gunfighters of Casa Grande★ 4
Gunfighters of Casa Grande
1964
This Man's Navy★ 6.4
This Man's Navy
1945
Dr. Broadway★ 4.5
Dr. Broadway
1942
Rails Into Laramie★ 6.4
Rails Into Laramie
1954
Under Pressure★ 4.7
Under Pressure
1935