Desire in the Dust (1960)

"All the Temptations and Torments of a Small Southern Town"

Audience Score

40

Desire in the Dust

NR 1 hr 42 minOct 10th, 1960Mystery, Crime, Romance, Drama

Lonnie Wilson returns to small southern hometown after spending six years on the chaingang for killing Colonel Ben Marquands son in an automobile accident He revives his love affair with Melinda Marquand

StarringRaymond BurrMartha HyerJoan Bennett

DirectorWilliam F. Claxton

WriterCharles Lang

Movie Details Where to Watch Full Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

as Col. Ben Marquand

as Melinda Marquand

as Mrs. Marquand

as Lonnie Wilson

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:October 10th, 1960

Original Language:English

Production Companies:Lippert Pictures

Movie Tags:infidelity

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