Intruder in the Dust  1950 Movie

IMDB Rating 7.7  (17K)
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. More details

Directors

Clarence Brown

Cast

David BrianClaude Jarman Jr.Juano HernandezPorter Hall

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crimedramalynchingsouthern gothicmississippimurderblack manjusticepistolinnocencetrialteenage boymiscarriage of justicelawyerjailsmall town justicemob mentalitystubbornnessconsciencereceiptflowerscounting moneymoneycoin purseattorneycourthousehorse and wagonbrother killing brotherhandcuffstree stumpshot through windowdead wifehusband wife relationshipchimney smoke33 riflephotographstarting a fireshootingstairwayn wordsaving a lifestealing lumbercreektheftthiefmule ridingrabbittruckflashbackseventy somethingsewingmatchgasolinecorpsedead bodypulled out of quicksandgrapevineroperunningwoodsone armed manmulestriped prison uniformshotguntrustcoffeeknifeguiltempty gravecemeterypick axeshovelflashlightbridgedigging up a gravehorse ridinghorsecigarette smokingtobaccocolt 41rifledeathfriendcourtshot in the backpipe smokingplaying catchlumberquicksandsawmillfratricidecelldeath of wifefireplacecolt 45gas stationrespectgraveyardknittingpridedignityrabbit huntinghound doggas canloudspeakerpatriarchfalling into waterday for nightexhumationbloodhoundextreme closeupcourtroomrural settinglumbermanwrathviolencevengeanceuncle nephew relationshiptwintwin brothertensionsmall townsheriffrageracial tensionracial prejudiceracial intoleranceracial injusticeracial discriminationintoleranceinjusticehomicidehatgundeath of brothercrowdcompassionblack white relationsblack americanarrestafrican americantrapamerican southsocial injusticerevengeracistrace relationsprejudicepartnerold womanlandownerinvestigationfriendshipframe upfather son relationshipfalse accusationdiscriminationcross cultural relationsbulletbrother brother relationshipbeatingbarberassaultangry mobangeradolescentracismsouthern u.s.death of sonbased on novel
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