Crime ·Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1939 · 1h 28m

Dust Be My Destiny

Director

Cast

John Garfield as Joe Bell Priscilla Lane as Mabel Alden Alan Hale as Michael 'Mike' Leonard Frank McHugh as Caruthers Billy Halop as Hank Glenn Bobby Jordan as Jimmy Glenn

Crew

James Wong Howe — Director of Photography Warren Low — Editor Max Steiner — Original Music Composer Robert Rossen — Screenplay Seton I. Miller — Writer Jerome Odlum — Novel

Tagline

A BOY AND A GIRL THAT THE WORLD FORGOT...AND A LOVE IT WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER!

Synopsis

Embittered after serving time for a burglary he did not commit, Joe Bell is soon back in jail, on a prison farm. His love for the foreman's daughter leads to a fight between them, leading to the older man's death due to a weak heart. Joe and Mabel go on the run as he thinks no-one would believe a nobody like him.

Mood & Themes

Key Collaborators

Lewis Seiler Director James Wong Howe Director of Photography Warren Low Editor Max Steiner Original Music Composer Robert Rossen Screenplay Seton I. Miller Writer Jerome Odlum Novel Milo Anderson Costume Design

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