Character Relationship Map: Border River

Characters

• Clete Mattson (played by Joel McCrea) — protagonist
• Carmelita Carias (played by Yvonne De Carlo) — protagonist
• General Calleja (played by Pedro Armendáriz) — supporting
• Captain Vargas (played by Alfonso Bedoya) — supporting
• Newlund (played by Howard Petrie) — supporting
• Annina Strasser (played by Renate Hoy) — supporting
• Sanchez (played by George J. Lewis) — supporting
• Lopez (played by Nacho Galindo) — supporting
• Baron Von Hollden (played by Ivan Triesault) — supporting

Key Relationships

• Clete Mattson → Annina Strasser (Alliance Ally)
• Captain Vargas → Sanchez (Alliance Colleague)
• Carmelita Carias → General Calleja (Power Subject)
• Clete Mattson → Lopez (Conflict Antagonist)
• Clete Mattson → Sanchez (Conflict Antagonist)
• General Calleja → Baron Von Hollden (Conflict Rival Power Figure)
• Clete Mattson → Newlund (Conflict Business Competitor)
• General Calleja → Captain Vargas (Power Commander)
• Clete Mattson → Carmelita Carias (Romantic Interest)
• Clete Mattson → General Calleja (Professional Negotiator)

Story Analysis

A Civil War operative's dangerous mission in a lawless border territory

Plot Progression

1. Border Crossing
2. The Gold Gambit
3. River of Treachery
4. Final Crossing