Human Cargo

May 15, 1936

1h 6m

★ 6.0

THE SHAKE-DOWN REVELATION THAT WILL SHOCK THE NATION!

Overview

Bonnie Brewster and "Packy" Campbell, rival reporters on competing newspapers, team up to put an end to a smuggling gang that brings illegal aliens to the United States, and then makes further victims of them by extortion payments. They go to Vancouver, Canada and board a ship carrying aliens. But the gang recognizes them as reporters and gang-henchmen Tony Scula (Ralf Harolde) and Ira Conklin take them off the ship. But Campbell recognizes Scula as the gunman who killed Carmen Zoro.

Genres

Action

Comedy

Crime

Mystery

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Human Cargo Trailers

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Cast

Bonnie Brewster

Claire Trevor

Packy Campbell

Brian Donlevy

Lionel Crocker

Alan Dinehart

Susie

Helen Troy

Carmen Zoro

Rita Hayworth

Gilbert Fender

Morgan Wallace

District Attorney Carey

Ralph Morgan

Fritz Schultz

Herman Bing

'Spike' Davis

John McGuire

Tony Sculla

Ralf Harolde

Bob McSweeney

Wade Boteler

Ira Conklin

Harry Woods

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