Border Incident

~The Shame of Two Nations!

Overview

The story concerns two agents, one Mexican (PJF) and one American, who are tasked to stop the smuggling of Mexican migrant workers across the border to California. The two agents go undercover, one as a poor migrant.

Genres

General Information

Release Date: 1949-10-28
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Runtime: 94 min

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