Intruder in the Dust
It's Sensational!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.
Description: 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.
Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
Budget: $0 | Revenue : $0
Runtime: 87 minutes
27 Dresses
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David Brian
Played John Gavin Stevens
Claude Jarman Jr.
Played Chick Mallison
Juano Hernández
Played Lucas Beauchamp
Porter Hall
Played Nub Gowrie
Elizabeth Patterson
Played Miss Eunice Habersham
Charles Kemper
Played Crawford Gowrie
Will Geer
Played Sheriff Hampton
David Clarke
Played Vinson Gowrie
Elzie Emanuel
Played Aleck
Lela Bliss
Played Mrs. Mallison
Harry Hayden
Played Mr. Mallison
Harry Antrim
Played Mr. Tubbs
Homer Arnold
Played Minor Role (uncredited)
John E. Avent
Played Minor Role (uncredited)
Joyce Ann Baron
Played Child with Yo-Yo (uncredited)
Tommy Bond
Played Minor Role (uncredited)
Jack Bronfield
Played Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Allison Busby
Played Customer (uncredited)
Alberta Dishmon
Played Paralee (uncredited)
Harold Gean
Played Patron (uncredited)
W.P. Haley
Played Customer (uncredited)
Ann Hartsfield
Played Girl (uncredited)
George T. Hemphill
Played Crowd Member (voice) (uncredited)
Ben Hilbun
Played Attendant (uncredited)
Noel Hodge
Played Crowd Member (voice) (uncredited)
E.L. Hooker
Played Minor Role (uncredited)
Eylla Jacobs
Played Woman (uncredited)
John M. Keel
Played Patron (uncredited)
W.G. Kimmons
Played Deputy (uncredited)
James Kirkwood
Played Convict (uncredited)
Will Lewis
Played Minor Role (uncredited)
Ephraim Lowe
Played Gowrie Twin (uncredited)
Julia S. Marshbanks
Played Molly Beauchamp (uncredited)
Dewey McCoy
Played Crowd Member (voice) (uncredited)
John Morgan
Played Convict (uncredited)
Jack Odom
Played Truck Driver (uncredited)
Freddie B. Patton
Played Barber (uncredited)
Mike Riva
Played Crowd Member (uncredited)
Eugene Roper
Played Fraser's Son (uncredited)
C.E. Slough
Played Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Guy Turnbow Sr.
Played Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Dan White
Played Will Legate (uncredited)
R.X. Williams
Played Mr. Lilley (uncredited)
E.H. Windham
Played Minor Role (uncredited)
Howard Winters
Played Minor Role (uncredited)
Robert Lee Young
Played Man in Crowd (uncredited)
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