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Forbidden Passage

Forbidden Passage
★ 6.4/10•1941•21m•NR•Crime•Drama

Another thrilling CRIME DOES NOT PAY Subject

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.

Fred Zinnemann · Director

Carl Dudley · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime21m
LanguageEN
Release DateFeb 8, 1941

Actors

Addison Richards

Addison Richards

Frank J. Maxwell

Wolfgang Zilzer

Wolfgang Zilzer

Otto Kestler

Hugh Beaumont

Hugh Beaumont

Clements

George Lessey

George Lessey

American Consul in Lisbon

George Cleveland

George Cleveland

Anna's Father (uncredited)

William Edmunds

William Edmunds

Illegal Alien Aboard Tugboat (uncredited)

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