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58% Critic Match
Illegal Entry
“True and Terrifically Told!”
5.8 / 10• 1949• 1h 24m•NR• English
ActionCrimeDramaThriller
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Howard Duff
Bert Powers
Lead
Märta Torén
Anna Duvak O'Neill
George Brent
Chief Agent Dan Collins
GM
Gar Moore
Lee Sloan
Tom Tully
Nick Gruber
Paul Stewart
Zack Richards
Richard Rober
Dutch Lempo
Joseph Vitale
Joe Bottsy
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Frederick de Cordova's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Illegal Entry is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
