
The Bribe(1949)
United States Federal agent Rigby travels to the Central American island Carlotta to investigate a stolen aircraft engines smuggling racket.


“The Shame of Two Nations!”
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.

Ricardo Montalban
Pablo Rodriguez

George Murphy
Jack Bearnes

Howard Da Silva
Owen Parkson

James Mitchell
Juan Garcia

Arnold Moss
Zopilote

Alfonso Bedoya
Cuchillo

Teresa Celli
Maria

Charles McGraw
Jeff Amboy

José Torvay
Pocoloco

John Ridgely
Mr. Neley
Border Incident is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 1949 exploring themes of california, smuggling (contraband), illegal immigration, film noir, undocumented immigrant, quicksand. Directed by Anthony Mann, it stars Ricardo Montalban, George Murphy, Howard Da Silva. 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.
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