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Forbidden Passage

6.3/ 10

TMDB Rating

9

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1941

Release Year

21 min

Runtime

Crime
Drama

Overview

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.

Keywords

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

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

July 11, 2025

6
6/10

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 goal.

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