Wetbacks

Wetbacks (1956) is a drama, crime film directed by Hank McCune rated 5.9/10.

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

Jim Benson

Nancy Gates

Sally Parker

Barton MacLane

Karl Shanks

John Hoyt

Steve Bodine

Harold Peary

Juan Ortega

Nacho Galindo

Alfonso

Robert Keys

Reeser

Salvador Baguez

Mexican Policeman

Jose Gonzales-Gonzales

Wetback

Louis Jean Heydt

Coast Guard Comdr. Randall

Roy Gordon

Hoppy

Scott Douglas

Immigration Officer