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Border Incident (1949) sits within the cycle of “procedural” film noir that came into prominence in the late 1940s, a series of films characterised by their attention to the details of specific, often real cases, an occasional mundaneness, a downbeat mood, a performed documentary quality, and, in the case of the films of Anthony Mann, a ...
In this chapter, Anthony Mann’s first M-G-M film, Border Incident, originally developed as an Eagle-Lion sequel to T-Men, is analyzed. The story of gangsters exploiting undocumented Mexican migrant workers (“braceros”) and smuggling them into the U.S., incorporates elements of the noir, policier, western, and social document.
To penetrate a gang exploiting illegal Mexican farmworkers smuggled into California (and leaving no live witnesses), Mexican federal agent Pablo Rodriguez poses as an ignorant bracero, while his American counterpart Jack Bearnes works from outside.
Border Incident: Directed by Anthony Mann. With Ricardo Montalban, George Murphy, Howard Da Silva, James Mitchell. Mexican and American federal agents tackle a vicious gang exploiting illegal farm workers in southern California.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Anthony Mann
- 1949-10-28
May 1, 2017 · It’s the story of a group of men who were smuggled over the U.S. border from Mexico. Their story was one of extreme hardship and ended in tragedy for nearly all involved. I finished the book within 24 hours, it was that great.
Nov 8, 2019 · On this front, as a merely technical and formalistic endeavor, Border Incident is superb and a darn good docu-noir. In the closing moments, Montalban gets swallowed up by quicksand, fighting for his life against adversaries, and fistfights and gunshots abound on all sides.
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The story concerns two agents, one Mexican (PJF) and one American, who are tasked to stop the smuggling of Mexican migrant workers across the border to California. The two agents go undercover, one as a poor migrant. John C. Higgins. Screenplay, Story. Anthony Mann.
