In 1940s Mississippi, a black man is wrongfully accused of murder, and the white townspeople want to see him hang. A white lawyer agrees to take the accused man’s case, but his job is complicated by the lynch-mob mentality fomented by the dead man’s brother. An adaptation of the William Faulkner novel., A small town in Mississipi, 1949. When a local man is murdered, an African American is the prime suspect. Now, as the dead man’s brother whips the local whites into a lynch mob, the accused refuses to confess his guilt or to act as his accuser’s inferior., Intruder in the Dust is one of the best of Hollywood’s postwar “racial tolerance” cycle–a cycle that would come to an abrupt end in the politically paranoid 1950s. Based on a novel by William Faulkner, the film takes place in a small Mississippi town (it was filmed on location in and around Oxford, MS). Juano Hernandez plays an African-American landowner who is arrested on a murder charge. Resentful of Hernandez’ industriousness, the white townsfolk are eager to see him hang. David Brian, the attorney uncle of a young white boy (Claude Jarman Jr.) who has befriended Hernandez, agrees to take the accused man’s case. His job is complicated by the lynch-mob mentality fomented by the dead man’s brother (Charles Kemper) and Hernandez’ refusal to reveal the name of the man he suspects as the killer. The hostile atmosphere reaches a fever pitch, but justice is ultimately served. Intruder in the Dust stands out among other films of its period with its refusal to stoop to any form of condescension towards its black characters or to rationalize the behavior of the bigots. Though produced by MGM, the film wisely displays none of that studio’s patented glossiness, opting instead for a dusty, sun-scorched, fleabitten veneer that enhances the film’s basic realism.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “Intruder in the Dust ” ?
A: The main cast includes Juano Hernández,David Brian,Claude Jarman Jr.,Porter Hall,Elizabeth Patterson,Charles Kemper,Will Geer,David Clarke,Elzie Emanuel,Lela Bliss,Harry Hayden,Harry Antrim,Dan White,Alberta Dismon,R.X. Williams,Edmund Lowe,Ephraim Lowe,Julia S. Marshbanks,Jack Odom,John Morgan,James Kirkwood,Ben Hilbun,Ann Hartsfield,William Faulkner,Edwin B. Willis,Robert J. Kern,Ben Maddow,Robert Surtees,Jack Dawn,Cedric Gibbons,Randall Duell.
Q: When Did the “Intruder in the Dust” Released?
A: The Movie “Intruder in the Dust” originally aired on 1949-11-22 and released in the year of 1949.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “Intruder in the Dust” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “Intruder in the Dust” ?
A: “Intruder in the Dust” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
