Intruder in the Dust (1949)

Intruder in the Dust (1949)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1949-11-22 United States of America 87 Min. PG-13
7.3 48 votes
Drama, Crime, Mystery

Overview

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.

Cast

David Brian is John Gavin Stevens
John Gavin Stevens
Claude Jarman Jr. is Chick Mallison
Chick Mallison
Juano Hernández is Lucas Beauchamp
Lucas Beauchamp
Porter Hall is Nub Gowrie
Nub Gowrie
Elizabeth Patterson is Miss Eunice Habersham
Miss Eunice Habersham
Charles Kemper is Crawford Gowrie
Crawford Gowrie
Will Geer is Sheriff Hampton
Sheriff Hampton
David Clarke is Vinson Gowrie
Vinson Gowrie
Elzie Emanuel is Aleck
Aleck
Lela Bliss is Mrs. Mallison
Mrs. Mallison
Harry Hayden is Mr. Mallison
Mr. Mallison
Harry Antrim is Mr. Tubbs
Mr. Tubbs
Homer Arnold is Minor Role (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
John E. Avent is Minor Role (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Joyce Ann Baron is Child with Yo-Yo (uncredited)
Child with Yo-Yo (uncredited)
Tommy Bond is Minor Role (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Jack Bronfield is Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Allison Busby is Customer (uncredited)
Customer (uncredited)
Alberta Dishmon is Paralee (uncredited)
Paralee (uncredited)
Harold Gean is Patron (uncredited)
Patron (uncredited)
W.P. Haley is Customer (uncredited)
Customer (uncredited)
Ann Hartsfield is Girl (uncredited)
Girl (uncredited)
George T. Hemphill is Crowd Member (voice) (uncredited)
Crowd Member (voice) (uncredited)
Ben Hilbun is Attendant (uncredited)
Attendant (uncredited)
Noel Hodge is Crowd Member (voice) (uncredited)
Crowd Member (voice) (uncredited)
E.L. Hooker is Minor Role (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Eylla Jacobs is Woman (uncredited)
Woman (uncredited)
John M. Keel is Patron (uncredited)
Patron (uncredited)
W.G. Kimmons is Deputy (uncredited)
Deputy (uncredited)
James Kirkwood is Convict (uncredited)
Convict (uncredited)
Will Lewis is Minor Role (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Ephraim Lowe is Gowrie Twin (uncredited)
Gowrie Twin (uncredited)
Julia S. Marshbanks is Molly Beauchamp (uncredited)
Molly Beauchamp (uncredited)
Dewey McCoy is Crowd Member (voice) (uncredited)
Crowd Member (voice) (uncredited)
John Morgan is Convict (uncredited)
Convict (uncredited)
Jack Odom is Truck Driver (uncredited)
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Freddie B. Patton is Barber (uncredited)
Barber (uncredited)
Mike Riva is Crowd Member (uncredited)
Crowd Member (uncredited)
Eugene Roper is Fraser's Son (uncredited)
Fraser's Son (uncredited)
C.E. Slough is Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Guy Turnbow Sr. is Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Dan White is Will Legate (uncredited)
Will Legate (uncredited)
R.X. Williams is Mr. Lilley (uncredited)
Mr. Lilley (uncredited)
E.H. Windham is Minor Role (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Howard Winters is Minor Role (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Robert Lee Young is Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Edmund Lowe is Gowrie Twin (uncredited)
Gowrie Twin (uncredited)

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