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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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20 cast members

Name	Known for
Raymond Burr Col. Ben Marquand Col. Ben Marquand See fewer	Rear Window (1954)
Martha Hyer Melinda Marquand Melinda Marquand See fewer	The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
Joan Bennett Mrs. Marquand Mrs. Marquand See fewer	Suspiria (1977)
Ken Scott Lonnie Wilson Lonnie Wilson See fewer	Stopover Tokyo (1957)
Brett Halsey Dr. Ned Thomas Dr. Ned Thomas See fewer	The Godfather Part III (1990)
Edward Binns Luke Connett Luke Connett See fewer	12 Angry Men (1957)
Margaret Field Maude Wilson (as Maggie Mahoney) Maude Wilson (as Maggie Mahoney) See fewer	The Man from Planet X (1951)
Douglas Fowley Zuba Wilson Zuba Wilson See fewer	Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Kelly Thordsen Sheriff Wheaton Sheriff Wheaton See fewer	The Parallax View (1974)
Rex Ingram Burt Crane Burt Crane See fewer	God's Little Acre (1958)
Jack Ging Peter Marquand Peter Marquand See fewer	High Plains Drifter (1973)
Anne Helm Cass Wilson Cass Wilson See fewer	Follow That Dream (1962)
Irene Ryan Nora Finney Nora Finney See fewer	The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
Paul Baxley Thurman Case Thurman Case See fewer	Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Robert Earle Virgil Virgil See fewer	The Toy (1982)
Patricia Snow Nellie Nellie See fewer	Desire in the Dust (1960)
Elmore Morgan Conductor Conductor See fewer	Desire in the Dust (1960)
Audrey Moore Frank Frank See fewer	Desire in the Dust (1960)
Joseph Sidney Felps Roy Roy See fewer	Desire in the Dust (1960)
Joe Paul Steiner Deputy Deputy See fewer	Desire in the Dust (1960)