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Wetbacks

"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.

Top Cast

  • 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

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.

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