Wetbacks

Hank McCune
1956-05-04

BORDER TRAFFIC IN HUMAN LIVES!
5.4
89 min

Former Coastguardsmen Jim Benson is about to lose his boat when a couple approaches him for a fishing charter. Jim departs just ahead of the Sherrif with drunken Shanks, and his companion Sally (Gates). Shanks takes off into a small Mexican village after a fight with Jim, stranding both Sally and him with no money. Two local men hear of Jim's plight, and offer him money to smuggle a batch of illegal aliens, called Wetbacks, into the U.S. He agrees but is blackmailed into continuing to run the smuggling operation. Afraid, Jim decides to make a run for it, but someone close to him reveals themselves as a US Immigration agent and asks him to assist them in shutting down the smugglers for good.

Cast

Name Character Team
Lloyd Bridges Jim Benson Unowned
Nancy Gates Sally Parker Unowned
Barton MacLane Karl Shanks Unowned
John Hoyt Steve Bodine Unowned
Harold Peary Juan Ortega Unowned
Nacho Galindo Alfonso Unowned
Robert Keys Reeser Unowned
Salvador Baguez Mexican Policeman Unowned
Jose Gonzales-Gonzales Wetback Unowned
Louis Jean Heydt Coast Guard Comdr. Randall Unowned
Roy Gordon Hoppy Unowned
Scott Douglas Immigration Officer Unowned
I. Stanford Jolley Fred Unowned
Wally Cassell Coast Guard lieutenant Unowned
Gene Roth Truck Thug Unowned