Movie

Wetbacks (1956)

• May 4, 1956
• 1h 29m

• Drama
• Crime

“BORDER TRAFFIC IN HUMAN LIVES!”

Overview

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.

Director

Hank McCune

Writers

Edward D. Wood Jr.

Starring

Lloyd Bridges, Nancy Gates, Barton MacLane