United States / Oct 10, 1949 / NR / Oxford, Mississippi
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| David Clarke | Vinson Gowrie |
| Elzie Emanuel | Aleck |
| Lela Bliss | Mrs. Mallison |
| Harry Hayden | Mr. Mallison |
| Harry Antrim | Mr. Tubbs |
| Homer Arnold | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| John E. Avent | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Joyce Ann Baron | Child with Yo-Yo (uncredited) |
| Tommy Bond | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Jack Bronfield | Man in Crowd (uncredited) |
| Allison Busby | Customer (uncredited) |
| Alberta Dishmon | Paralee (uncredited) |
| Harold Gean | Patron (uncredited) |
| W.P. Haley | Customer (uncredited) |
| Ann Hartsfield | Girl (uncredited) |
| George T. Hemphill | Crowd Member (voice) (uncredited) |
| Ben Hilbun | Attendant (uncredited) |
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| Noel Hodge | Crowd Member (voice) (uncredited) |
| E.L. Hooker | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Eylla Jacobs | Woman (uncredited) |
| John M. Keel | Patron (uncredited) |
| W.G. Kimmons | Deputy (uncredited) |
| James Kirkwood | Convict (uncredited) |
| Will Lewis | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Ephraim Lowe | Gowrie Twin (uncredited) |
| Julia S. Marshbanks | Molly Beauchamp (uncredited) |
| Dewey McCoy | Crowd Member (voice) (uncredited) |
| John Morgan | Convict (uncredited) |
| Jack Odom | Truck Driver (uncredited) |
| Freddie B. Patton | Barber (uncredited) |
| Mike Riva | Crowd Member (uncredited) |
| Eugene Roper | Fraser's Son (uncredited) |
| C.E. Slough | Man in Crowd (uncredited) |
| Guy Turnbow Sr. | Man in Crowd (uncredited) |
| Dan White | Will Legate (uncredited) |
| R.X. Williams | Mr. Lilley (uncredited) |
| E.H. Windham | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Howard Winters | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Robert Lee Young | Man in Crowd (uncredited) |
| Edmund Lowe | Gowrie Twin (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaCrimeMystery
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Intruder in the Dust |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date | 22 novembre 1949 |
| Production | Clarence Brown |
| Writer | William Faulkner, Ben Maddow |
| Editing | Robert Kern |
| Cinematography | Robert Surtees, John Schmitz, Harry Stradling Jr., Albert Hunter |
| Assistant directors | Carl Roup, Sid Sidman, Marvin Stuart, Clarence Brown |
| Camera operators | John Schmitz, Robert Surtees, Harry Stradling Jr., Albert Hunter |
| Additional photography | Robert Surtees, John Schmitz, Harry Stradling Jr., Albert Hunter |
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| Production design | Randall Duell, Cedric Gibbons, Edwin B. Willis |
| Art direction | Randall Duell, Cedric Gibbons, Edwin B. Willis |
| Set decoration | Edwin B. Willis, Randall Duell, Cedric Gibbons |
| Music | Adolph Deutsch, Douglas Shearer |
| Sound | Adolph Deutsch, Douglas Shearer |
| Costume design | Jack Dawn |
| Makeup | Jack Dawn |
| Hairstyling | Jack Dawn |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
United States / Nov 22, 1949
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