The Tijuana Story is a 1957 American film noir crime film directed by Leslie Kardos.[1]
The Tijuana Story | |
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Directed by | Leslie Kardos |
Written by | Lou Morheim |
Produced by | Sam Katzman |
Cinematography | Benjamin H. Kline |
Edited by | Edwin H. Bryant |
Production company | Clover Productions |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
A Mexican newspaperman wages a one-man war against a powerful crime syndicate.
Manuel Acosta Mesa was a journalist and editor of the newspaper El Imparcial who was shot to death on 26 July 1956 at his home in Tijuana.[2] A year later Manuel Duenas was given a six year sentence for his involvement. No other suspect in the case had been publicly named by authorities.[3]
The film was narrated by journalist Paul Coates who broke the original story. It was shot on location in Mexico.[4]