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Intruder in the Dust

  • 19491949
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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Intruder in the Dust (1949)
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  • Crime
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In 1940s Mississippi, two teenage boys and an elderly woman combine forces to prevent a miscarriage of justice and clear a black man of a murder charge.In 1940s Mississippi, two teenage boys and an elderly woman combine forces to prevent a miscarriage of justice and clear a black man of a murder charge.In 1940s Mississippi, two teenage boys and an elderly woman combine forces to prevent a miscarriage of justice and clear a black man of a murder charge.

IMDb RATING
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2.3K
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  • Director
    • Clarence Brown
  • Writers
    • William Faulkner(novel)
    • Ben Maddow
  • Stars
    • David Brian
    • Claude Jarman Jr.
    • Juano Hernandez
Top credits
  • Director
    • Clarence Brown
  • Writers
    • William Faulkner(novel)
    • Ben Maddow
  • Stars
    • David Brian
    • Claude Jarman Jr.
    • Juano Hernandez
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 40User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 3 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Intruder in the Dust
    Trailer 2:29
    Intruder in the Dust

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    Will Geer, David Brian, Claude Jarman Jr., and Elizabeth Patterson in Intruder in the Dust (1949)
    David Brian, Juano Hernandez, Claude Jarman Jr., and Elizabeth Patterson in Intruder in the Dust (1949)
    Intruder in the Dust (1949)
    Intruder in the Dust (1949)
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    Intruder in the Dust (1949)
    Intruder in the Dust (1949)
    David Brian, Juano Hernandez, and Claude Jarman Jr. in Intruder in the Dust (1949)
    Will Geer and Porter Hall in Intruder in the Dust (1949)
    Juano Hernandez in Intruder in the Dust (1949)
    Elzie Emanuel, Juano Hernandez, and Claude Jarman Jr. in Intruder in the Dust (1949)
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    David Brian
    David Brian
    • John Gavin Stevensas John Gavin Stevens
    Claude Jarman Jr.
    Claude Jarman Jr.
    • Chick Mallisonas Chick Mallison
    Juano Hernandez
    Juano Hernandez
    • Lucas Beauchampas Lucas Beauchamp
    Porter Hall
    Porter Hall
    • Nub Gowrieas Nub Gowrie
    Elizabeth Patterson
    Elizabeth Patterson
    • Miss Eunice Habershamas Miss Eunice Habersham
    Charles Kemper
    Charles Kemper
    • Crawford Gowrieas Crawford Gowrie
    Will Geer
    Will Geer
    • Sheriff Hamptonas Sheriff Hampton
    David Clarke
    David Clarke
    • Vinson Gowrieas Vinson Gowrie
    Elzie Emanuel
    Elzie Emanuel
    • Aleckas Aleck
    Lela Bliss
    Lela Bliss
    • Mrs. Mallisonas Mrs. Mallison
    Harry Hayden
    • Mr. Mallisonas Mr. Mallison
    Harry Antrim
    Harry Antrim
    • Mr. Tubbsas Mr. Tubbs
    Homer Arnold
    • Minor Roleas Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    John E. Avent
    • Minor Roleas Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Joyce Ann Baron
    • Child with Yo-Yoas Child with Yo-Yo
    • (uncredited)
    Tommy Bond
    Tommy Bond
    • Minor Roleas Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Bronfeld
    • Man in Crowdas Man in Crowd
    • (uncredited)
    Allison Busby
    • Customeras Customer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Clarence Brown
    • Writers
      • William Faulkner(novel)
      • Ben Maddow
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    Storyline

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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. —frankfob2@yahoo.com
    • lynching
    • drool
    • drooling man
    • widower
    • throwing money on the ground
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      • Crime
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    • Trivia
      The film is generally considered as breaking new ground in its depiction of blacks on screen. In 1949 it was certainly highly progressive in the way it portrayed African-Americans.
    • Goofs
      When Chick comes out of the water, his hair is dry even though he had been completely underwater. Then he goes to Lucas's cabin and takes off his wet clothes, and his hair is wet.
    • Quotes

      John Gavin Stevens: Lucas, has it ever occurred to you if you just said "mister" to white people and said it like you meant it, you might not be sitting here now?

      Lucas Beauchamp: So I'm to commence now? I can start off by saying "mister" to the folks that drag me outta here and builds a fire under me.

    • Connections
      Featured in Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership (1949)

    User reviews40

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    Top review
    Beautiful
    I usually don't like movies based on famous and well-established authors, "sure bets". They seem to be telling the public "You can't POSSIBLY dislike this!!!" I tend to prefer movies that take chances with unknown authors or actors, movies that care for art, not money. But this one is so well-made. Everything works: the photography, the acting, the pacing, and it has that documentary beauty of real life that so few movies have (love those window shots where you see small town downtown traffic!). It's historic interest also makes it enjoyable. A kind of poetry pervades this movie that makes it far more effective than the similar "To Kill a Mockingbird". Hernandez is pure dignity - character and actor - and Jarman is a most refreshing contrast to today's smart-alecky youth. He has a humility that is touching. It is hard to imagine another actor in that role. Is this movie on the side of the angels? Sure. And the black and white poetry saves it.
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    • ivan-22
    • May 14, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 20, 1950 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Intruder
    • Filming locations
      • Oxford, Mississippi, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $988,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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