Illegal Entry (1949)

Overview : 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.

Release Date : June 1, 1949

Runtime : 84m

Genre : Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller  

Companies : Universal International Pictures

Countries : United States of America

Keywords : smuggling (contraband), undercover, film noir