In this topical film noir, a gang smuggles illegal Mexican farmworkers across the California border and kills the immigrants before they can return home. When federal agents Pablo Rodriguez (Ricardo Montalban) and Jack Bearnes (George Murphy) go undercover to overturn the organization, they find themselves face-to-face with its leader, Owen Parkson (Howard da Silva). The agents quickly realize that what began as a routine murder case has become a struggle for survival.
Ricardo Montalbán
George Murphy
Howard Da Silva
James Mitchell
Director Anthony Mann
Screenplay John C. Higgins
Producer Nicholas Nayfack
Cinematography John Alton
Editing Conrad A. Nervig
Music André Previn
Distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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