Dust Be My Destiny

A BOY AND A GIRL THAT THE WORLD FORGOT...AND A LOVE IT WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER!

Duration: 88 min
Release date: 1939-09-16
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Embittered after serving time for a burglary he did not commit, Joe Bell is soon back in jail, on a prison farm. His love for the foreman's daughter leads to a fight between them, leading to the older man's death due to a weak heart. Joe and Mabel go on the run as he thinks no-one would believe a nobody like him.

Crime Drama Romance

Dust Be My Destiny

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John Garfield
John Garfield
as Joe Bell
Priscilla Lane
Priscilla Lane
as Mabel Alden
Alan Hale
Alan Hale
as Michael 'Mike' Leonard
Frank McHugh
Frank McHugh
as Caruthers
Billy Halop
Billy Halop
as Hank Glenn
Bobby Jordan
Bobby Jordan
as Jimmy Glenn
Charley Grapewin
Charley Grapewin
as Pop
Henry Armetta
Henry Armetta
as Nick Spelucci
Stanley Ridges
Stanley Ridges
as Charles 'Charlie' Garreth
John Litel
John Litel
as Prosecutor
Moroni Olsen
Moroni Olsen
as Slim Jones
Victor Kilian
Victor Kilian
as Doc Saunders
Frank Jaquet
Frank Jaquet
as Abe Connors
Ferike Boros
Ferike Boros
as Delicatessen Proprietress
Marc Lawrence
Marc Lawrence
as Venetti
Arthur Aylesworth
Arthur Aylesworth
as Magistrate
William B. Davidson
William B. Davidson
as Work Farm Warden
George Irving
George Irving
as Judge
Gertrude Astor
Gertrude Astor
as Dame (uncredited)
Ward Bond
Ward Bond
as First Thug on Train (uncredited)
Wade Boteler
Wade Boteler
as Sergeant (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey
Sidney Bracey
as Nick's First Customer (uncredited)
Yakima Canutt
Yakima Canutt
as Ambulance Man (uncredited)
Nat Carr
Nat Carr
as Film Developer (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Eddy Chandler
as Second Detective (uncredited)
Spencer Charters
Spencer Charters
as F.W. Jennson (uncredited)
Cliff Clark
Cliff Clark
as First Detective (uncredited)
Chester Clute
Chester Clute
as Movie Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Frank Coghlan Jr.
Frank Coghlan Jr.
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing
Edgar Dearing
as Second Railroad Cop (uncredited)
George Guhl
George Guhl
as Policeman (uncredited)
Creighton Hale
Creighton Hale
as Nick's Second Customer (uncredited)
Charles Halton
Charles Halton
as Pawnshop Owner (uncredited)
John Hamilton
John Hamilton
as First Warden (uncredited)
Lew Harvey
Lew Harvey
as Truckman (uncredited)
Al Herman
Al Herman
as Wedding Audience Member (uncredited)
Max Hoffman Jr.
Max Hoffman Jr.
as Doctor (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Stuart Holmes
as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
William Hopper
William Hopper
as Reporter (uncredited)
Eddie Kane
Eddie Kane
as Wedding Emcee (uncredited)
David Kerman
David Kerman
as Boy (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
Ethan Laidlaw
as Cop in Montage (uncredited)
Glenn Langan
Glenn Langan
as Warden's Secretary (uncredited)
Walter Miller
Walter Miller
as Rosedale Station Master (uncredited)
Jack Mower
Jack Mower
as Mr. Grady (uncredited)
George O'Hanlon
George O'Hanlon
as Man at Bank After Robbery (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
Pat O'Malley
as Bailiff (uncredited)
George Offerman, Jr.
George Offerman, Jr.
as Work Farm Prisoner (uncredited)
Frank Orth
Frank Orth
as Wedding Witness on Stage (uncredited)
Garry Owen
Garry Owen
as Milkman (uncredited)
Paul Panzer
Paul Panzer
as Work Farm Gate Guard (uncredited)
Norman Phillips Jr.
Norman Phillips Jr.
as Boy (uncredited)
John J. Richardson
John J. Richardson
as Man Asking for a Match (uncredited)
Cliff Saum
Cliff Saum
as Jury Member (uncredited)
John Sheehan
John Sheehan
as County Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Lee Shumway
Lee Shumway
as Policeman (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Charles Sullivan
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Anthony Warde
Anthony Warde
as Second Thug on Train (uncredited)
Dick Wessel
Dick Wessel
as Customer (uncredited)
Lottie Williams
Lottie Williams
as Wedding Dress Helper (uncredited)
Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson
as Work Farm Guard (uncredited)
Isabel Withers
Isabel Withers
as Jail Matron (uncredited)
Maris Wrixon
Maris Wrixon
as Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
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