CinemaOSMovie · 1960 · 1h 42m · NR
Desire in the Dust

All the Temptations and Torments of a Small Southern Town!

44%(5)IMDbCrimeRomanceMysteryDrama

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........

Directed byWilliam F. Claxton

Play
Status
Released
Runtime
1h 42m
Language
EN
Released
October 10, 1960
Studios
20th Century FoxAssociated Producers (API)

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Raymond Burr

Raymond Burr

Col. Ben Marquand

Martha Hyer

Martha Hyer

Melinda Marquand

Joan Bennett

Joan Bennett

Mrs. Marquand

Ken Scott

Ken Scott

Lonnie Wilson

Brett Halsey

Brett Halsey

Dr. Ned Thomas

Douglas Fowley

Douglas Fowley

Zuba Wilson

Edward Binns

Edward Binns

Luke Connett

Rex Ingram

Rex Ingram

Burt Crane

Irene Ryan

Irene Ryan

Nora Finney

Anne Helm

Anne Helm

Cass Wilson

Creative team
Directed by
William F. Claxton
William F. Claxton
Written by
Charles Lang
Charles Lang
Produced by
William F. Claxton
William F. Claxton

Keep watching

More like this

Nothing to Lose6.6

Nothing to Lose

1997 · Film

Intolerable Cruelty6.0

Intolerable Cruelty

2003 · Film

Angel5.5

Angel

2007 · Film

Obsessive Love5.1

Obsessive Love

1984 · Film

The I Inside5.9

The I Inside

2004 · Film

A Brand New Kitchen

A Brand New Kitchen

2019 · Film

Love in the Afternoon7.3

Love in the Afternoon

1972 · Film

Heaven Can Wait6.7

Heaven Can Wait

1978 · Film

Home Fries5.1

Home Fries

1998 · Film

The House Is Burning6.5

The House Is Burning

2006 · Film

Bora Bora4.4

Bora Bora

1968 · Film

Factory Girl6.0

Factory Girl

2006 · Film

Downfall8.0

Downfall

2023 · Film

Body of Evidence5.0

Body of Evidence

1993 · Film

It Was Infidelity in the Beginning4.7

It Was Infidelity in the Beginning

1999 · Film

Alta infidelidad3.7

Alta infidelidad

2007 · Film

Closer6.8

Closer

2004 · Film

Woman Without a Face5.5

Woman Without a Face

1947 · Film

Silent Winter

Silent Winter

2020 · Film

Unfaithful6.7

Unfaithful

2002 · Film

Picked for you

Recommended movies

Fallen Angel6.6

Fallen Angel

1945 · Film

Time Without Pity6.5

Time Without Pity

1957 · Film

Sahara5.9

Sahara

1983 · Film

Murder in Three Acts6.0

Murder in Three Acts

1986 · Film

The Wild One6.5

The Wild One

1953 · Film

They Live by Night6.8

They Live by Night

1949 · Film

Man from Reno6.4

Man from Reno

2014 · Film

Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors6.9

Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors

1992 · Film

A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery6.9

A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

2017 · Film

You Only Live Once7.1

You Only Live Once

1937 · Film

City Streets6.3

City Streets

1931 · Film

Absence of Malice6.6

Absence of Malice

1981 · Film

Islands6.2

Islands

2025 · Film

Each Dawn I Die6.9

Each Dawn I Die

1939 · Film

Strangers When We Meet6.4

Strangers When We Meet

1960 · Film

The File on Thelma Jordon6.6

The File on Thelma Jordon

1949 · Film

The Quiller Memorandum5.9

The Quiller Memorandum

1966 · Film

Witness to Murder6.3

Witness to Murder

1954 · Film

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder7.0

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder

2022 · Film

The Assault6.8

The Assault

2014 · Film