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Wetbacks
Wetbacks
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Wetbacks

1956
1h 29m
Drama
Crime

Status

Released

Release

1956

Runtime

1h 29m

Where to Watch

Available options inUS

Provider type

Streaming

2
Amazon Prime Video
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Rent

1
Amazon Video

Buy

1
Amazon Video
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Storyline

"BORDER TRAFFIC IN HUMAN LIVES!"

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 29m
May 4, 1956
Languages
English
Director
Hank McCune
Production
Banner Productions
Banner Productions
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

15 Cast Members

Lloyd Bridges

Lloyd Bridges

Jim Benson

Nancy Gates

Nancy Gates

Sally Parker

Barton MacLane

Barton MacLane

Karl Shanks

John Hoyt

John Hoyt

Steve Bodine

Harold Peary

Harold Peary

Juan Ortega

Nacho Galindo

Nacho Galindo

Alfonso

Robert Keys

Robert Keys

Reeser

Salvador Baguez

Salvador Baguez

Mexican Policeman

Jose Gonzales-Gonzales

Jose Gonzales-Gonzales

Wetback

Louis Jean Heydt

Louis Jean Heydt

Coast Guard Comdr. Randall

Roy Gordon

Roy Gordon

Hoppy

Scott Douglas

Immigration Officer

I. Stanford Jolley

I. Stanford Jolley

Fred

Wally Cassell

Wally Cassell

Coast Guard lieutenant

Gene Roth

Gene Roth

Truck Thug

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