Crime ·Drama · United States of America · 1941 · 21m

Forbidden Passage

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Director
Fred Zinnemann
Cast
Addison Richards as Frank J. Maxwell Wolfgang Zilzer as Otto Kestler Hugh Beaumont as Clements George Lessey as American Consul in Lisbon George Cleveland as Anna's Father (uncredited) William Edmunds as Illegal Alien Aboard Tugboat (uncredited)
Crew
Jackson Rose — Director of Photography Albert Akst — Editor Carl Dudley — Screenplay
Tagline

Another thrilling CRIME DOES NOT PAY Subject

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
smuggling (contraband)immigrationillegal immigrationpeople smugglingundocumented immigrantcrime does not pay
Key Collaborators
Fred Zinnemann Director Jackson Rose Director of Photography Albert Akst Editor Carl Dudley Screenplay
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