
Borden Chase
Writer · Died March 9, 1970, aged 70 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
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.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 11, 1900
- March 9, 1970 (aged 70)
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Writer
- 30 on MovieCove · 41 credits in all
What are Borden Chase's films like?
Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 28
Light 10 · Serious 13 · Dark 6
A split, not a type: Grounded 17 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 0
Gentle 5 · Charged 21 · Intense 3
Steady 11 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 0
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 23 · Relentless 1
Casual 17 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 15 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 2
Resolved 28 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy12
- Bittersweet12
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Borden Chase's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Borden Chase's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
41 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page.

Red River(1988)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
The Bull of the West(1972)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Backtrack! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

A Man Called Gannon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

Winchester '73(1967)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Daniel Boone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

Mutiny on the Bounty(1962)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Whispering Smith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

Ride a Crooked Trail(1958)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Night Passage(1957)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Backlash(1956)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Man Without a Star(1955)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Vera Cruz(1954)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Rails Into Laramie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

The Far Country(1954)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
His Majesty O'Keefe(1954)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Sea Devils(1953)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

Lone Star(1952)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
The World in His Arms(1952)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Bend of the River(1952)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Iron Man(1951)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
The Great Jewel Robber(1950)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Winchester '73(1950)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Montana(1950)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Red River(1948)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
The Man from Colorado(1948)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Tycoon(1947)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
I've Always Loved You(1946)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Flame of Barbary Coast(1945)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
This Man's Navy(1945)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
The Fighting Seabees(1944)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Destroyer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

Harrigan's Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

Dr. Broadway(1942)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Blue, White and Perfect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

The Devil's Party(1938)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Midnight Taxi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Under Pressure(1935)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 39 titles from 1935 to 1972.

Biggest box office
Vera Cruz (1954)

Highest rated
Red River (1948)

Most popular right now
Vera Cruz (1954)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Borden Chase's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 30; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up8
- 50th to 74th9
- 25th to 49th8
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
None of their 30 titles divides audiences: 15 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser15
- Broadly Agreed8
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the dialogue 50/100 and the plot and story 49/100 in their films, across 29 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Borden Chase's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Borden Chase work with?
People who share at least 2 of Borden Chase's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Aaron Rosenberg shares the most, 8.
Directors
- Raoul WalshShared titles: Sea Devils (1953), The World in His Arms (1952), Montana (1950), Under Pressure (1935)See all 4 shared titles with Raoul Walsh

- Anthony MannShared titles: Bend of the River (1952), Winchester '73 (1950), Dr. Broadway (1942)See all 3 shared titles with Anthony Mann

Writers
- Charles SchneeShared titles: Red River (1988), Red River (1948)See all 2 shared titles with Charles Schnee

- Richard FielderShared titles: Red River (1988), The Bull of the West (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Fielder

- D.D. BeauchampShared titles: The Bull of the West (1972), Man Without a Star (1955)See all 2 shared titles with D.D. Beauchamp
- Dee LinfordShared titles: The Bull of the West (1972), Man Without a Star (1955)See all 2 shared titles with Dee Linford
Actors
- Paul FixShared titles: Winchester '73 (1967), Tycoon (1947), Flame of Barbary Coast (1945), The Fighting Seabees (1944)See all 4 shared titles with Paul Fix

- Jay C. FlippenShared titles: Night Passage (1957), Man Without a Star (1955), Bend of the River (1952), Winchester '73 (1950)See all 4 shared titles with Jay C. Flippen

- Rock HudsonShared titles: Sea Devils (1953), Bend of the River (1952), Iron Man (1951), Winchester '73 (1950)See all 4 shared titles with Rock Hudson

- John WayneShared titles: Red River (1948), Tycoon (1947), Flame of Barbary Coast (1945), The Fighting Seabees (1944)See all 4 shared titles with John Wayne

Composers and editors
- Dimitri TiomkinShared titles: Night Passage (1957), His Majesty O'Keefe (1954), Red River (1948)See all 3 shared titles with Dimitri Tiomkin

- Richard L. Van EngerShared titles: I've Always Loved You (1946), Flame of Barbary Coast (1945), The Fighting Seabees (1944)See all 3 shared titles with Richard L. Van Enger
- Edward CurtissShared titles: Ride a Crooked Trail (1958), Winchester '73 (1950)See all 2 shared titles with Edward Curtiss
- Sherman ToddShared titles: Night Passage (1957), Backlash (1956)See all 2 shared titles with Sherman Todd
Producers
- Aaron RosenbergShared titles: Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), Night Passage (1957), Backlash (1956), Man Without a Star (1955), Bend of the River (1952), The World in His Arms (1952), Iron Man (1951), Winchester '73 (1950)See all 8 shared titles with Aaron Rosenberg
- Harold HechtShared titles: His Majesty O'Keefe (1954), Vera Cruz (1954)See all 2 shared titles with Harold Hecht
Mixed roles
- James HillShared titles: His Majesty O'Keefe (1954), Vera Cruz (1954)See all 2 shared titles with James Hill



