

MovieCrimeRomanceMystery
Desire in the Dust
All the Temptations and Torments of a Small Southern Town!
4.4(5)19601h 42m
Lonnie 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........
- Director
- William F. Claxton
- Created by
- Robert L. Lippert
- Writers
- Charles Lang
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Cast

Raymond Burr
Col. Ben Marquand

Martha Hyer
Melinda Marquand

Joan Bennett
Mrs. Marquand

Ken Scott
Lonnie Wilson

Brett Halsey
Dr. Ned Thomas

Douglas Fowley
Zuba Wilson

Edward Binns
Luke Connett

Rex Ingram
Burt Crane

Irene Ryan
Nora Finney

Anne Helm
Cass Wilson

Margaret Field
Maude Wilson

Jack Ging

Kelly Thordsen

Paul Baxley
Robert Earle
Crew
Directing
- William F. ClaxtonDirector
- Maurice VaccarinoAssistant Director
- Dorothy B. CormackScript Supervisor
Writing
- Charles LangWriter
- Harry WhittingtonNovel
Production
- Harold E. KnoxProduction Supervisor
- Robert L. LippertExecutive Producer
- William F. ClaxtonProducer
Camera
- Lucien BallardDirector of Photography
- Roman FreulichStill Photographer
Editing
- Richard W. FarrellEditor
Sound
- Arthur von KirbachSound
- Paul DunlapOriginal Music Composer
Art
- Ernst FegtéArt Direction
- John B. MansbridgeArt Direction
- Ross C. BurkeProperty Master
- Ken SwartzSet Decoration
Costume & Make-Up
- John SylvesterMakeup Artist