| The Tijuana Story | |
| Director: | László Kardos (as Leslie Kardos) |
| Producer: | Sam Katzman |
| Cinematography: | Benjamin H. Kline |
| Editing: | Edwin H. Bryant |
| Studio: | Clover Productions |
| Distributor: | Columbia Pictures |
| Runtime: | 73 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
The Tijuana Story is a 1957 American film noir crime film directed by László Kardos (as Leslie Kardos).[1]
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]