The Tijuana Story

1957

Action / Crime / Drama / Film-Noir

2
IMDb Rating 5.3/10 10 271 271

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Plot summary

Courageous newspaper editor Manuel Acosta Mesa tries to take on the mob in Tijuana through his newspaper, reporting on the violence, prostitution and drug sales in the border town.

Top cast

Robert Blake as Enrique Acosta Mesa
James Darren as Mitch
Jean Willes as Liz March
Susan Seaforth Hayes as Alma Acosta Mesa
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667.31 MB
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23.976 fps
1 hr 12 min
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23.976 fps
1 hr 12 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by mark.waltz 4 / 10

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Reviewed by jrwahrhaftig 5 / 10

Decent Propaganda B-Noir

László Kardos' The Tijuana Story (1957) stars James Darren -- Gidget (1959) -- and features Robert Blake -- Baretta, Mickey in The Little Rascals & Our Gang -- both of whom are also in another lesser-known B-Noir: Fred F. Sears' Rumble on the Docks (1956) which is what led me to The Tijuana Story.

James Darren plays a tough American high school punk who vacations with two of his punk buddies. They buy some marijuana in a Nightclub that is a front for a Mexican syndicate which later ends with tragedy. This is where the film seems to be propaganda and it weakens the story which focuses on Robert Blake's character Enrique Acosta Mesa's father Manuel Acosta Mesa, played by Rodolfo Acosta, who is a journalist trying to expose the syndicate which causes him predictable trouble.

The acting is decent but sometimes wooden from the supporting cast. Paul Newlan as Peron Diaz is a convincing crime boss. Overall the movie is decent, but sometimes a bit slow with very little action, It's worthwhile viewing if you enjoy B-noir films, though there is nothing special about it, e.g., the music, the cinematography. Etc. I watched it while completing Robert Blake's film noir films.

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