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Cast
David Brian
as John Gavin Stevens
Claude Jarman Jr.
as Chick Mallison
Juano Hernández
as Lucas Beauchamp
Porter Hall
as Nub Gowrie
Elizabeth Patterson
as Miss Eunice Habersham
Charles Kemper
as Crawford Gowrie
Will Geer
as Sheriff Hampton
David Clarke
as Vinson Gowrie
Elzie Emanuel
as Aleck
Lela Bliss
as Mrs. Mallison
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1949
Runtime1h 27m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, Crime, Mystery
Votes51
DirectorClarence Brown
WritersBen Maddow
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.3 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsIntruder in the Dust
About 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.
Directed by Clarence Brown, Intruder in the Dust leans on a strong ensemble — David Brian, Claude Jarman Jr., Juano Hernández — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1949.
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