Border Incident (1949)

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94 min - Crime | Film-Noir | Thriller - 28 October 1949 (USA)

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Mexican and American federal agents tackle a vicious gang exploiting illegal farm workers in southern California.

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
	Ricardo Montalban	...	Pablo Rodriguez
	George Murphy	...	Jack Bearnes
	Howard Da Silva	...	Owen Parkson
	James Mitchell	...	Juan Garcia
	Arnold Moss	...	Zopilote
	Alfonso Bedoya	...	Cuchillo
	Teresa Celli	...	Maria
	Charles McGraw	...	Jeff Amboy
	José Torvay	...	Pocoloco (as Jose Torvay)
	John Ridgely	...	Mr. Neley
	Arthur Hunnicutt	...	Clayton Nordell
	Sig Ruman	...	Hugo Wolfgang Ulrich
	Otto Waldis	...	Fritz

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To penetrate a gang exploiting illegal Mexican farmworkers smuggled into California (and leaving no live witnesses), Mexican federal agent Pablo Rodriguez poses as an ignorant bracero, while his American counterpart Jack Bearnes works from outside. Soon, both are in deadly danger from the ringleader, sinister rancher Owen Parkson, and find night on the farm to be full of shadowy film-noir menace... Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>

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Crime | Film-Noir | Thriller

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Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Release Date:

28 October 1949 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Dödsdalen See more »

Filming Locations:

California, USA See more »

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »

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Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

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Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

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Continuity: Near movie's end, Pablo Rodriguez (Montalban) is almost fully submerged in quicksand. However, immediately upon being pulled out, he looks like he's had a shower; the quicksand that had been on his face and hair is completely gone. See more »

Quotes

Zopilote: What is cheaper than time, senor? Everybody has the same amount.
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Featured in Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership (1949) See more »

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