Wetbacks

1h 29min

Drama

Crime

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.

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
Salvador Baguez

Salvador Baguez

Mexican Policeman
Louis Jean Heydt

Louis Jean Heydt

Coast Guard Comdr. Randall
Scott Douglas

Scott Douglas

Immigration Officer
Wally Cassell

Wally Cassell

Coast Guard lieutenant
Gene Roth

Gene Roth

Truck Thug

Release date

4th May 1956

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English