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Border Incident

Border Incident

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Border Incident

"The Shame of Two Nations!"

1949

1h 34m

6.9(47 votes)

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Overview

The story concerns two agents, one Mexican (PJF) and one American, who are tasked to stop the smuggling of Mexican migrant workers across the border to California. The two agents go undercover, one as a poor migrant.

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Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Ricardo Montalban

Ricardo Montalban

Pablo Rodriguez

George Murphy

George Murphy

Jack Bearnes

Howard Da Silva

Howard Da Silva

Owen Parkson

James Mitchell

James Mitchell

Juan Garcia

Arnold Moss

Arnold Moss

Zopilote

Alfonso Bedoya

Alfonso Bedoya

Cuchillo

Teresa Celli

Teresa Celli

Maria

Charles McGraw

Charles McGraw

Jeff Amboy

José Torvay

José Torvay

Pocoloco

John Ridgely

John Ridgely

Mr. Neley

Creative team

Directed by: Anthony Mann
Written by: George Zuckerman
John C. Higgins
Produced by: Nicholas Nayfack

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