Intruder in the Dust (1949)
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.
Directing:
Writing:
Stars:
- Clarence Brown
Writing:
- Ben Maddow
- William Faulkner
Stars:
Release Date: 1949-11-22
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7.4/10
- Country: US
- Language: English
- Runtime: 87
Crawford Gowrie
Mr. Tubbs
Mr. Mallison
Vinson Gowrie
John Gavin Stevens
Will Legate (uncredited)
Mrs. Mallison
Sheriff Hampton
Lucas Beauchamp
Minor Role (uncredited)
Chick Mallison
Nub Gowrie
Miss Eunice Habersham
Aleck
Convict (uncredited)
Gowrie Twin (uncredited)
