Wetbacks (1956)
Synopsis
Former Coastguardsmen Jim Benson is about to lose his boat when a couple approaches him for a fishing charter. Jim departs just ahead of the Sherrif with drunken Shanks, and his companion Sally (Gates). Shanks takes off into a small Mexican village after a fight with Jim, stranding both Sally and him with no money. Two local men hear of Jim's plight, and offer him money to smuggle a batch of illegal aliens, called Wetbacks, into the U.S. He agrees but is blackmailed into continuing to run the smuggling operation. Afraid, Jim decides to make a run for it, but someone close to him reveals themselves as a US Immigration agent and asks him to assist them in shutting down the smugglers for good.
Release Date: 1956-05-04
Runtime: 89 minutes
Director: Hank McCune
Top Cast
- Lloyd Bridges as Jim Benson
- Nancy Gates as Sally Parker
- Barton MacLane as Karl Shanks
- John Hoyt as Steve Bodine
- Harold Peary as Juan Ortega
- Nacho Galindo as Alfonso
- Robert Keys as Reeser
- Salvador Baguez as Mexican Policeman
- Jose Gonzales-Gonzales as Wetback
- Louis Jean Heydt as Coast Guard Comdr. Randall
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