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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.
Keywords
california
smuggling (contraband)
illegal immigration
film noir
undocumented immigrant
quicksand
federal agent
Casts
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
Arthur Hunnicutt
Clayton Nordell
Sig Ruman
Hugo Wolfgang Ulrich
Otto Waldis
Fritz
Nedrick Young
Happy
Robert Cabal
Bracero (uncredited)
Joe Dominguez
Bracero (uncredited)
Fred Graham
Leathercoat with Motorcycle (uncredited)
Jack Lambert
Chuck (uncredited)
Crews
John C. Higgins
Screenplay
André Previn
Original Music Composer
John Alton
Director of Photography
John C. Higgins
Story
Conrad A. Nervig
Editor
Anthony Mann
Director
George Zuckerman
Story
Nicholas Nayfack
Producer
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Hans Peters
Art Direction
André Previn
Music Director
Douglas Shearer
Sound Supervisor
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Jack Dawn
Makeup Designer
Backdrops & Posters
