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Forbidden Passage (1941)

"Another thrilling CRIME DOES NOT PAY Subject"

6.3/10 0h 21m Feb 08, 1941
Crime Drama

This MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short looks at the U.S. Department of Immigration's efforts to halt the smuggling of illegal aliens into the country. Desperate immigrants, tired of waiting for legal entry, pay exorbitant fees and risk a grisly death to enter by illegal means.

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Movie Details

Original Title Forbidden Passage
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.2

Cast

Addison Richards
Addison Richards
Frank J. Maxwell
Popularity: 1.4
Wolfgang Zilzer
Wolfgang Zilzer
Otto Kestler
Popularity: 1.3
Hugh Beaumont
Hugh Beaumont
Clements
Popularity: 4.1
George Lessey
George Lessey
American Consul in Lisbon
Popularity: 1.7
George Cleveland
George Cleveland
Anna's Father (uncredited)
Popularity: 1.8
William Edmunds
William Edmunds
Illegal Alien Aboard Tugboat (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.2

Key Crew

Director Fred Zinnemann
Editor Albert Akst
Screenplay Carl Dudley

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
US

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Keywords

smuggling (contraband) immigration illegal immigration people smuggling undocumented immigrant crime does not pay

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 6/10
Jul 11, 2025

This is maybe one of the more harrowing of these “Crime Does Not Pay” short features as it rather graphically displays both the desperation and frustration of those trying to get into the USA and the ruthlessness of the people smugglers who charge them $2,000 each to, hopefully, achieve their go ... Read more

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Details
Release Date February 8, 1941
Runtime 0h 21m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.2
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