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Illegal Entry is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by Frederick De Cordova and starring Howard Duff, Märta Torén and George Brent. The film and its treatment of illegal entry and unlawful residence in the United States is introduced by Watson B. Miller, the commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service under President ...
Illegal Entry: Directed by Frederick De Cordova. With Howard Duff, Märta Torén, George Brent, Gar Moore. A former pilot goes undercover to help break up a smuggling ring.
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- Action, Crime, Drama
- Frederick De Cordova
- 1949-06-01
While attempting to bring a vicious gang of alien smugglers to justice, Powers falls in love with Anna Duvak (Marta Toren), a gang member who is Not What She Seems. Long before he became producer/director of The Tonight Show, Fred DeCordova helmed the Universal meller Illegal Entry.
After learning that she is working for the smugglers only to protect her illegal immigrant brother Stephen, Bert agrees to help her smuggle Stephen out of Los Angeles. Stephen, however, thinks that he has only caused his sister more trouble, and commits suicide by hanging himself.
Howard Duff stars in this one, "Illegal Entry" from 1949. A man is found in the desert with a tattoo from Dachau - he seems to have been thrown from a plane. (This is what smugglers did when they suspected a plant - rather than figure out the identity, they would get rid of all of the immigrants).
- Frederick de Cordova
- Universal International Pictures
Illegal Entry (1949) Directed by Frederick de Cordova Sub-Genres - Melodrama | Release Date - Jun 1, 1949 (USA - Unknown), Jun 1, 1949 (USA) | Run Time - 84 min. | Countries - United States | MPAA Rating - NR
Illegal Entry is a 1949 American film noir thriller directed by Frederick De Cordova, and starring Howard Duff, Märta Torén and George Brent.
