Intruder in the Dust (1949)
Intruder in the Dust
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.
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David Brian
as John Gavin Stevens
as John Gavin Stevens
Claude Jarman Jr.
as Chick Mallison
as Chick Mallison
Juano Hernández
as Lucas Beauchamp
as Lucas Beauchamp
Porter Hall
as Nub Gowrie
as Nub Gowrie
Elizabeth Patterson
as Miss Eunice Habersham
as Miss Eunice Habersham
Charles Kemper
as Crawford Gowrie
as Crawford Gowrie
Will Geer
as Sheriff Hampton
as Sheriff Hampton
David Clarke
as Vinson Gowrie
as Vinson Gowrie
Elzie Emanuel
as Aleck
as Aleck
Lela Bliss
as Mrs. Mallison
as Mrs. Mallison
Harry Hayden
as Mr. Mallison
as Mr. Mallison
Harry Antrim
as Mr. Tubbs
as Mr. Tubbs
Homer Arnold
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
John E. Avent
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Joyce Ann Baron
as Child with Yo-Yo (uncredited)
as Child with Yo-Yo (uncredited)
Tommy Bond
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Jack Bronfield
as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Allison Busby
as Customer (uncredited)
as Customer (uncredited)
Alberta Dishmon
as Paralee (uncredited)
as Paralee (uncredited)
Harold Gean
as Patron (uncredited)
as Patron (uncredited)
W.P. Haley
as Customer (uncredited)
as Customer (uncredited)
Ann Hartsfield
as Girl (uncredited)
as Girl (uncredited)
George T. Hemphill
as Crowd Member (voice) (uncredited)
as Crowd Member (voice) (uncredited)
Ben Hilbun
as Attendant (uncredited)
as Attendant (uncredited)
Noel Hodge
as Crowd Member (voice) (uncredited)
as Crowd Member (voice) (uncredited)
E.L. Hooker
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Eylla Jacobs
as Woman (uncredited)
as Woman (uncredited)
John M. Keel
as Patron (uncredited)
as Patron (uncredited)
W.G. Kimmons
as Deputy (uncredited)
as Deputy (uncredited)
James Kirkwood
as Convict (uncredited)
as Convict (uncredited)
Will Lewis
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Ephraim Lowe
as Gowrie Twin (uncredited)
as Gowrie Twin (uncredited)
Julia S. Marshbanks
as Molly Beauchamp (uncredited)
as Molly Beauchamp (uncredited)
Dewey McCoy
as Crowd Member (voice) (uncredited)
as Crowd Member (voice) (uncredited)
John Morgan
as Convict (uncredited)
as Convict (uncredited)
Jack Odom
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Freddie B. Patton
as Barber (uncredited)
as Barber (uncredited)
Mike Riva
as Crowd Member (uncredited)
as Crowd Member (uncredited)
Eugene Roper
as Fraser's Son (uncredited)
as Fraser's Son (uncredited)
C.E. Slough
as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Guy Turnbow Sr.
as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Dan White
as Will Legate (uncredited)
as Will Legate (uncredited)
R.X. Williams
as Mr. Lilley (uncredited)
as Mr. Lilley (uncredited)
E.H. Windham
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Howard Winters
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Robert Lee Young
as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
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Clarence Brown
Director
Director
Clarence Brown
Producer
Producer
Adolph Deutsch
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Robert Kern
Editor
Editor
Robert Surtees
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Randall Duell
Art Direction
Art Direction
Jay Marchant
Production Manager
Production Manager
William Faulkner
Novel
Novel
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Art Direction
Ralph S. Hurst
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Ben Maddow
Screenplay
Screenplay
