Forbidden Passage (1941)
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.
Director:
Fred Zinnemann
Writer:
Carl Dudley
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Addison Richards as Frank J. Maxwell |
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Wolfgang Zilzer as Otto Kestler |
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Hugh Beaumont as Clements |
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George Lessey as American Consul in Lisbon |
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George Cleveland as Anna's Father (uncredited) |
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William Edmunds as Illegal Alien Aboard Tugboat (uncredited) |
| Directing | Fred Zinnemann | Director |
| Camera | Jackson Rose | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Albert Akst | Editor |
| Writing | Carl Dudley | Original Story |
| Art | Richard Duce | Art Direction |
| Writing | Carl Dudley | Screenplay |