Border Incident

Border Incident

The Shame of Two Nations!

NR 1949 · 94 min · ★ 6.9 · Crime, Drama, Thriller

The story concerns two agents, one Mexican (PJF) and one American, who are tasked to stop the smuggling of Mexican migrant workers across the border to California. The two agents go undercover, one as a poor migrant.

Directed by Anthony Mann · Written by George Zuckerman

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