Desire in the Dust
“All the Temptations and Torments of a Small Southern Town!”
1960•NR•1h 42m•4.4•Released
CrimeRomanceMysteryDrama
Lonnie Wilson returns to small southern hometown after spending six years on the chain-gang for killing Colonel Ben Marquand's son in an automobile accident. He revives his love affair with Melinda Marquand........
Director
William F. Claxton
Writer
Charles Lang
Languages
English
Studio
20th Century Fox
Cast
Raymond Burr
Col. Ben Marquand
Martha Hyer
Melinda Marquand
Joan Bennett
Mrs. Marquand
Ken Scott
Lonnie Wilson
Brett Halsey
Dr. Ned Thomas
Douglas Fowley
Zuba Wilson
Edward Binns
Luke Connett
Rex Ingram
Burt Crane
Irene Ryan
Nora Finney
Anne Helm
Cass Wilson
Margaret Field
Maude Wilson
Jack Ging
Kelly Thordsen
Paul Baxley
Robert Earle
Production
Company
20th Century Fox
Company
Associated Producers (API)
Producer
William F. Claxton
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