Intruder in the Dust (1949)

Rural Mississippi in the 1940s: Lucas Beauchamp, a local black man with a reputation of not kowtowing to whites, is found standing over the body of a dead white man, holding a pistol that has recently been fired. Quickly arrested for murder and jailed, Beauchamp insists he's innocent and asks the town's most prominent lawyer, Gavin Stevens, to defend him, but Stevens refuses. When a local boy whom Beauchamp has helped in the past and who believes him to be innocent hears talk of a mob taking Beauchamp out of jail and lynching him, he pleads with Stevens to defend Beauchamp at trial and prove his innocence.

Drama Crime Mystery

Intruder in the Dust

Videos

Intruder in the Dust Intruder in the Dust

Watch Providers

Criterion Channel

Casting arrow_drop_down

David Brian
David Brian
as John Gavin Stevens
Claude Jarman Jr.
Claude Jarman Jr.
as Chick Mallison
Juano Hernández
Juano Hernández
as Lucas Beauchamp
Porter Hall
Porter Hall
as Nub Gowrie
Elizabeth Patterson
Elizabeth Patterson
as Miss Eunice Habersham
Charles Kemper
Charles Kemper
as Crawford Gowrie
Will Geer
Will Geer
as Sheriff Hampton
David Clarke
David Clarke
as Vinson Gowrie
Elzie Emanuel
Elzie Emanuel
as Aleck
Lela Bliss
Lela Bliss
as Mrs. Mallison
Harry Hayden
Harry Hayden
as Mr. Mallison
Harry Antrim
Harry Antrim
as Mr. Tubbs
Homer Arnold
Homer Arnold
as Minor Role (uncredited)
John E. Avent
John E. Avent
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Joyce Ann Baron
Joyce Ann Baron
as Child with Yo-Yo (uncredited)
Tommy Bond
Tommy Bond
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Jack Bronfield
Jack Bronfield
as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Allison Busby
Allison Busby
as Customer (uncredited)
Alberta Dishmon
Alberta Dishmon
as Paralee (uncredited)
Harold Gean
Harold Gean
as Patron (uncredited)
W.P. Haley
W.P. Haley
as Customer (uncredited)
Ann Hartsfield
Ann Hartsfield
as Girl (uncredited)
George T. Hemphill
George T. Hemphill
as Crowd Member (voice) (uncredited)
Ben Hilbun
Ben Hilbun
as Attendant (uncredited)
Noel Hodge
Noel Hodge
as Crowd Member (voice) (uncredited)
E.L. Hooker
E.L. Hooker
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Eylla Jacobs
Eylla Jacobs
as Woman (uncredited)
John M. Keel
John M. Keel
as Patron (uncredited)
W.G. Kimmons
W.G. Kimmons
as Deputy (uncredited)
James Kirkwood
James Kirkwood
as Convict (uncredited)
Will Lewis
Will Lewis
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Ephraim Lowe
Ephraim Lowe
as Gowrie Twin (uncredited)
Julia S. Marshbanks
Julia S. Marshbanks
as Molly Beauchamp (uncredited)
Dewey McCoy
Dewey McCoy
as Crowd Member (voice) (uncredited)
John Morgan
John Morgan
as Convict (uncredited)
Jack Odom
Jack Odom
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Freddie B. Patton
Freddie B. Patton
as Barber (uncredited)
Mike Riva
Mike Riva
as Crowd Member (uncredited)
Eugene Roper
Eugene Roper
as Fraser's Son (uncredited)
C.E. Slough
C.E. Slough
as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Guy Turnbow Sr.
Guy Turnbow Sr.
as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Dan White
Dan White
as Will Legate (uncredited)
R.X. Williams
R.X. Williams
as Mr. Lilley (uncredited)
E.H. Windham
E.H. Windham
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Howard Winters
Howard Winters
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Robert Lee Young
Robert Lee Young
as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
arrow_drop_down

Crew arrow_drop_down

Recomendation Films

  • 27 Dresses
  • Danger One
  • Interstellar
  • BlacKkKlansman
  • Marriage Story
  • Aquaman
  • Murder on the Orient Express
  • Joker
  • Green Book
  • Avatar
  • Me Before You
  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens
  • The Shawshank Redemption
  • Arrival
  • Annihilation
  • Get Out
  • The Revenant
  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
  • Venom
  • Soul

Similar Films

  • Fight Club
  • The Poseidon Adventure
  • Das Experiment
  • To Die For
  • Dances with Wolves
  • The Hours
  • The Da Vinci Code
  • Солярис
  • To Kill a Mockingbird
  • The Grapes of Wrath
  • Full Metal Jacket
  • French Exit
  • Tumman veden päällä
  • Lords of Chaos
  • Edward Scissorhands
  • Jackie Brown
  • A Clockwork Orange
  • Lucky Number Slevin
  • The Name of the Rose
  • Le Salaire de la peur

NextFilm 2025