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  • Desire in the Dust (1960)
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    102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Desire in the Dust (1960)
Passed
102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Lonnie Wilson, the son of a toothless sharecropper, Zuba 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 ...See moreLonnie Wilson, the son of a toothless sharecropper, Zuba 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, who is now Mrs. Melinda Thomas, since she married Dr. Ned Thomas, while Lonnie was serving time, in her place, for the accident she caused. Somewhat miffed about all this, Lonnie incites Dr. Ned about his wife's infidelity, which Dr. Ned verifies when he catches Lonnie and Melinda in a semi-torrid embrace in Colonel Marquand's hunting lodge. Melinda, looking for an explanation for this situation, shoots and wounds Lonnie to defend her innocence by claiming she was being raped. Colonel Marquand,who had bribed Lonnie to take the blame for his daughter, uses her story to try and have Sheriff Wheaton kill Lonnie, and put an end to all this mess. But there is another reel or two before this mess ends. Written by Les Adams See less
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Writers
Harry Whittington (novel) | Charles Lang (screenplay)
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Updated Oct 11, 1960

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Oct 11, 1960 (United States)
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20 cast members
Name Known for
Raymond Burr
Col. Ben Marquand Col. Ben Marquand   See fewer
Martha Hyer
Melinda Marquand Melinda Marquand   See fewer
Joan Bennett
Mrs. Marquand Mrs. Marquand   See fewer
Ken Scott
Lonnie Wilson Lonnie Wilson   See fewer
Brett Halsey
Dr. Ned Thomas Dr. Ned Thomas   See fewer
Edward Binns
Luke Connett Luke Connett   See fewer
Margaret Field
Maude Wilson (as Maggie Mahoney) Maude Wilson (as Maggie Mahoney)   See fewer
Douglas Fowley
Zuba Wilson Zuba Wilson   See fewer
Kelly Thordsen
Sheriff Wheaton Sheriff Wheaton   See fewer
Rex Ingram
Burt Crane Burt Crane   See fewer
Jack Ging
Peter Marquand Peter Marquand   See fewer
Anne Helm
Cass Wilson Cass Wilson   See fewer
Irene Ryan
Nora Finney Nora Finney   See fewer
Paul Baxley
Thurman Case Thurman Case   See fewer
Robert Earle
Virgil Virgil   See fewer
Patricia Snow
Nellie Nellie   See fewer
Elmore Morgan
Conductor Conductor   See fewer
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