Forbidden Passage

Forbidden Passage
Forbidden Passage
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Fred Zinnemann
Written by	Carl Dudley
Starring	Addison Richards
Cinematography	Jackson Rose
Edited by	Albert Akst
Release date	February 8, 1941;
Running time	21 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Last updated February 08, 2026

Forbidden Passage is a 1941 American short crime film in the Crime Does Not Pay series. It was directed by Fred Zinnemann and was nominated for an Academy Award at the 14th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel).^[1]

Plot

After a father uses illegal means to gain entry to the U.S. to rejoin his wife and daughter, the U.S. Immigration Service investigates.

Cast

Addison Richards as Frank J. Maxwell
Wolfgang Zilzer as Otto Kestler
Hugh Beaumont as Clements
George Lessey as American Consul in Lisbon

Reception

Boxoffice wrote: "Fair dramatic offering."^[2]

References

↑ "The 14th Academy Awards (1942) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
↑ "Forbidden Passage". Boxoffice . 38 (14): A31. February 22, 1941. ProQuest 1505868185.

External links

Forbidden Passage at IMDb
Forbidden Passage at the TCM Movie Database (archived version)

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[Oscars1942-1] "The 14th Academy Awards (1942) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved June 25, 2013.

[2] "Forbidden Passage". Boxoffice . 38 (14): A31. February 22, 1941. ProQuest 1505868185.

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