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Intruder in the Dust (1949)

NR · 1949-11-22 · 1h 27m · EN
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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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Ben MaddowWriterClarence BrownDirector

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David BrianDavid BrianJohn Gavin StevensClaude Jarman Jr.Claude Jarman Jr.Chick MallisonJuano HernándezJuano HernándezLucas BeauchampPorter HallPorter HallNub GowrieElizabeth PattersonElizabeth PattersonMiss Eunice HabershamCharles KemperCharles KemperCrawford GowrieWill GeerWill GeerSheriff HamptonDavid ClarkeDavid ClarkeVinson GowrieElzie EmanuelElzie EmanuelAleckLela BlissLela BlissMrs. MallisonHarry HaydenHarry HaydenMr. MallisonHarry AntrimHarry AntrimMr. Tubbs

Keywords

Based on novel or bookSmall townFalsely accusedMississippi riverBlack men

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Genre affinityDrama · CrimeTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Small Town · Falsely AccusedDialogue densityDramaPacingShortDirector preference295281Actor preference329994 · 342669 · 139792

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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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Intruder in the Dust has a runtime of 87 minutes.

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