Crime ·Romance ·Mystery ·Drama · United States of America · 1960 · 1h 42m

Desire in the Dust

Director

Cast

Raymond Burr as Col. Ben Marquand Martha Hyer as Melinda Marquand Joan Bennett as Mrs. Marquand Ken Scott as Lonnie Wilson Brett Halsey as Dr. Ned Thomas Douglas Fowley as Zuba Wilson

Crew

Lucien Ballard — Director of Photography Richard W. Farrell — Editor Paul Dunlap — Original Music Composer Charles Lang — Writer Harry Whittington — Novel William F. Claxton — Producer

Tagline

All the Temptations and Torments of a Small Southern Town!

Synopsis

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........

Mood & Themes

infidelity sharecropper

Key Collaborators

William F. Claxton Director Lucien Ballard Director of Photography Richard W. Farrell Editor Paul Dunlap Original Music Composer Charles Lang Writer Harry Whittington Novel William F. Claxton Producer

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