Intruder in the Dust
Directed by Clarence Brown
In a small Mississippi town, a teenage boy, his lawyer uncle and an elderly woman combine forces to prevent a miscarriage of justice and clear a black man of a murder charge.
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- springer666April 2, 2026Moving crime drama that asks its white characters to acknowledge and atone for their racist assumptions.
- John MossSeptember 2, 2025Fantastic movie that's just as relevant today as when it was first released in 1949. It's about an innocent, dignified black man wrongly accused of murder in the Jim Crow South, facing mob "justice". The way the crowd became ravenous. Just assuming he was guilty based on the color of his skin was shocking, but it reminded me of our current times, as people get pulled off the street and disbelieved, and deported without process. History may not repeat itself, but it sure does rhyme in 2025.
Intruder in the Dust Trivia
Intruder in the Dust was released on November 22, 1949.
Intruder in the Dust was directed by Clarence Brown.
Intruder in the Dust has a runtime of 87m.
Intruder in the Dust was produced by Clarence Brown.
In a small Mississippi town, a teenage boy, his lawyer uncle and an elderly woman combine forces to prevent a miscarriage of justice and clear a black man of a murder charge.
The key characters in Intruder in the Dust are John Gavin Stevens (David Brian), Chick Mallison (Claude Jarman Jr.), Lucas Beauchamp (Juano Hernández).
Intruder in the Dust is rated Passed.
Intruder in the Dust is a Drama, Crime, Mystery film.
Intruder in the Dust has an audience rating of 8.4 out of 10.
Intruder in the Dust had a budget of $988K.