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44% Critic Match
Desire in the Dust
“All the Temptations and Torments of a Small Southern Town!”
4.4 / 10• 1960• 1h 42m•NR• English
CrimeRomanceMysteryDrama
Storyline
Lonnie Wilson returns to small southern hometown after spending six years on the chain-gang for killing Colonel Ben Marquand's son in an automobile accident. He revives his love affair with Melinda Marquand........
Cast & Crew
Raymond Burr
Col. Ben Marquand
Lead
Martha Hyer
Melinda Marquand
Joan Bennett
Mrs. Marquand
Ken Scott
Lonnie Wilson
Brett Halsey
Dr. Ned Thomas
Douglas Fowley
Zuba Wilson
Edward Binns
Luke Connett
Rex Ingram
Burt Crane
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William F. Claxton's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Desire in the Dust is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
