Dust Be My Destiny (1939)

Dust Be My Destiny (1939)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1939-09-16 United States of America 88 Min. PG-13
6.2 17 votes
Crime, Drama, Romance

Overview

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.

Cast

John Garfield is Joe Bell
Joe Bell
Priscilla Lane is Mabel Alden
Mabel Alden
Alan Hale is Michael 'Mike' Leonard
Michael 'Mike' Leonard
Frank McHugh is Caruthers
Caruthers
Billy Halop is Hank Glenn
Hank Glenn
Bobby Jordan is Jimmy Glenn
Jimmy Glenn
Henry Armetta is Nick Spelucci
Nick Spelucci
Stanley Ridges is Charles 'Charlie' Garreth
Charles 'Charlie' Garreth
John Litel is Prosecutor
Prosecutor
Moroni Olsen is Slim Jones
Slim Jones
Victor Kilian is Doc Saunders
Doc Saunders
Frank Jaquet is Abe Connors
Abe Connors
Ferike Boros is Delicatessen Proprietress
Delicatessen Proprietress
Marc Lawrence is Venetti
Venetti
Arthur Aylesworth is Magistrate
Magistrate
William B. Davidson is Work Farm Warden
Work Farm Warden
Gertrude Astor is Dame (uncredited)
Dame (uncredited)
Ward Bond is First Thug on Train (uncredited)
First Thug on Train (uncredited)
Wade Boteler is Sergeant (uncredited)
Sergeant (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey is Nick's First Customer (uncredited)
Nick's First Customer (uncredited)
Yakima Canutt is Ambulance Man (uncredited)
Ambulance Man (uncredited)
Nat Carr is Film Developer (uncredited)
Film Developer (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler is Second Detective (uncredited)
Second Detective (uncredited)
Spencer Charters is F.W. Jennson (uncredited)
F.W. Jennson (uncredited)
Cliff Clark is First Detective (uncredited)
First Detective (uncredited)
Chester Clute is Movie Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Movie Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Frank Coghlan Jr. is Newsboy (uncredited)
Newsboy (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing is Second Railroad Cop (uncredited)
Second Railroad Cop (uncredited)
George Guhl is Policeman (uncredited)
Policeman (uncredited)
Creighton Hale is Nick's Second Customer (uncredited)
Nick's Second Customer (uncredited)
Charles Halton is Pawnshop Owner (uncredited)
Pawnshop Owner (uncredited)
John Hamilton is First Warden (uncredited)
First Warden (uncredited)
Lew Harvey is Truckman (uncredited)
Truckman (uncredited)
Al Herman is Wedding Audience Member (uncredited)
Wedding Audience Member (uncredited)
Max Hoffman Jr. is Doctor (uncredited)
Doctor (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes is Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
William Hopper is Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Eddie Kane is Wedding Emcee (uncredited)
Wedding Emcee (uncredited)
David Kerman is Boy (uncredited)
Boy (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw is Cop in Montage (uncredited)
Cop in Montage (uncredited)
Glenn Langan is Warden's Secretary (uncredited)
Warden's Secretary (uncredited)
Walter Miller is Rosedale Station Master (uncredited)
Rosedale Station Master (uncredited)
Jack Mower is Mr. Grady (uncredited)
Mr. Grady (uncredited)
George O'Hanlon is Man at Bank After Robbery (uncredited)
Man at Bank After Robbery (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley is Bailiff (uncredited)
Bailiff (uncredited)
George Offerman, Jr. is Work Farm Prisoner (uncredited)
Work Farm Prisoner (uncredited)
Frank Orth is Wedding Witness on Stage (uncredited)
Wedding Witness on Stage (uncredited)
Garry Owen is Milkman (uncredited)
Milkman (uncredited)
Paul Panzer is Work Farm Gate Guard (uncredited)
Work Farm Gate Guard (uncredited)
Norman Phillips Jr. is Boy (uncredited)
Boy (uncredited)
John J. Richardson is Man Asking for a Match (uncredited)
Man Asking for a Match (uncredited)
Cliff Saum is Jury Member (uncredited)
Jury Member (uncredited)
John Sheehan is County Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
County Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Lee Shumway is Policeman (uncredited)
Policeman (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan is Truck Driver (uncredited)
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Anthony Warde is Second Thug on Train (uncredited)
Second Thug on Train (uncredited)
Dick Wessel is Customer (uncredited)
Customer (uncredited)
Lottie Williams is Wedding Dress Helper (uncredited)
Wedding Dress Helper (uncredited)
Tom Wilson is Work Farm Guard (uncredited)
Work Farm Guard (uncredited)
Isabel Withers is Jail Matron (uncredited)
Jail Matron (uncredited)
Maris Wrixon is Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
Switchboard Operator (uncredited)