Desire in the Dust
All the Temptations and Torments of a Small Southern Town!
1960 | 102m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | William F. Claxton |
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| Writer: | Harry Whittington, Charles Lang |
| Staring: |
| 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........ | |
| Release Date: | Oct 10, 1960 |
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| Director: | William F. Claxton |
| Writer: | Harry Whittington, Charles Lang |
| Genres: | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance |
| Keywords | infidelity, sharecropper |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox, Associated Producers (API) |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Harry Whittington | Novel |
| William F. Claxton | Director |
| Charles Lang | Writer |
| Lucien Ballard | Director of Photography |
| Roman Freulich | Still Photographer |
| Ernst Fegté | Art Direction |
| John B. Mansbridge | Art Direction |
| Harold E. Knox | Production Supervisor |
| Richard W. Farrell | Editor |
| Maurice Vaccarino | Assistant Director |
| Ross C. Burke | Property Master |
| Ken Swartz | Set Decoration |
| Dorothy B. Cormack | Script Supervisor |
| John Sylvester | Makeup Artist |
| Arthur von Kirbach | Sound |
| Paul Dunlap | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Robert L. Lippert | Executive Producer |
| William F. Claxton | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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