Forbidden Passage

Feb 8, 1941

0h 21m

★ 6.3

Another thrilling CRIME DOES NOT PAY Subject

Overview

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.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Forbidden Passage Trailers

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Cast

Frank J. Maxwell

Addison Richards

Otto Kestler

Wolfgang Zilzer

Clements

Hugh Beaumont

American Consul in Lisbon

George Lessey

Anna's Father (uncredited)

George Cleveland

Illegal Alien Aboard Tugboat (uncredited)

William Edmunds

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