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Intruder in the Dust
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Intruder in the Dust

1949-11-22 · 87 min · ★ 7.3

Drama · Crime · Mystery

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.

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Directors
Clarence Brown
Production companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

David BrianDavid BrianJohn Gavin Stevens
Claude Jarman Jr.Claude Jarman Jr.Chick Mallison
Juano HernándezJuano HernándezLucas Beauchamp
Porter HallPorter HallNub Gowrie
Elizabeth PattersonElizabeth PattersonMiss Eunice Habersham
Charles KemperCharles KemperCrawford Gowrie
Will GeerWill GeerSheriff Hampton
David ClarkeDavid ClarkeVinson Gowrie
Elzie EmanuelElzie EmanuelAleck
Lela BlissLela BlissMrs. Mallison
Harry HaydenHarry HaydenMr. Mallison
Harry AntrimHarry AntrimMr. Tubbs
Homer ArnoldMinor Role (uncredited)
John E. AventMinor Role (uncredited)
Joyce Ann BaronChild with Yo-Yo (uncredited)
Tommy BondTommy BondMinor Role (uncredited)
Jack BronfieldMan in Crowd (uncredited)
Allison BusbyCustomer (uncredited)
Alberta DishmonParalee (uncredited)
Harold GeanPatron (uncredited)

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