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Forbidden Passage

Forbidden Passage

Fred Zinnemann

1941

  • Crime
  • Drama
6.4

This MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short looks at the U.S. Department of Immigration's efforts to halt the smuggling of illegal aliens into the country. Desperate immigrants, tired of waiting for legal entry, pay exorbitant fees and risk a grisly death to enter by illegal means.

Cast & crew

  • Fred ZinnemannDirector
  • Addison RichardsFrank J. Maxwell
  • Wolfgang ZilzerOtto Kestler
  • Hugh BeaumontClements
  • George LesseyAmerican Consul in Lisbon
  • George ClevelandAnna's Father (uncredited)
  • William EdmundsIllegal Alien Aboard Tugboat (uncredited)

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