MGM
Directed by Anthony Mann
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Bros.)
The plight of illegal Mexican farm workers is the subject of this pseudo-noir. Ricardo Montalban goes undercover for the Mexican police to root out the bad guys. After a harrowing trip from the Mexican side hidden in a truck, he ends up on a California farm picking lettuce. The cover is blown for his American counterpart and he must improvise a nighttime rescue on a water tower. Moody black and white photography is about the only connection to the noir style. Droll narration attempts to impart a documentary feel, but actually hurts the film.
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