The read
It runs a compact 1h 24m.
Synopsis
Long before he became producer/director of The Tonight Show, Fred DeCordova helmed the Universal meller Illegal Entry. Howard Duff, who later worked with DeCordova on the TV series Mr. Adams and Eve, stars as Bert Powers, an undercover agent for the U.S. Department of Immigration. 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.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Frederick de CordovaDirector
- Joel MaloneScreenplay
Cast
- Howard DuffBert Powers
- Märta TorénAnna Duvak O'Neill
- George BrentChief Agent Dan Collins
- Gar MooreLee Sloan
- Tom TullyNick Gruber
- Paul StewartZack Richards
- Richard RoberDutch Lempo
- Joseph VitaleJoe Bottsy
- James NolanAgent Benson
- Clifton YoungBilly Rafferty
- David ClarkeCarl
- Robert OsterlohAgent Crowthers
Stills
Themes
smuggling (contraband)undercoverfilm noir