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Forbidden Passage (1941)

Directed by Fred Zinnemann

Drama | Short

Overview

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.

Rated NR | Length 21 minutes

Actors

Addison Richards | Wolfgang Zilzer | Hugh Beaumont | George Lessey | George Cleveland | William Edmunds

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
01/23/2019TVDVDLibrary0 stars
 

Viewing Notes

These short films are part of a series called “crime doesn’t pay” but they’re not really “crime” films. They are warning films.

This one is also timely as it’s about illegal immigration…. but of course it’s about Europeans trying to enter illegally. LOL

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