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Dust Be My Destiny 1939 Directed by Lewis Seiler

A BOY AND A GIRL THAT THE WORLD FORGOT...AND A LOVE IT WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER!

Embittered after serving time for a burglary he did not commit, Joe Bell is soon back in jail, on a prison farm. His love for the foreman's daughter leads to a fight between them, leading to the older man's death due to a weak heart. Joe and Mabel go on the run as he thinks no-one would believe a nobody like him.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Release Date 16 September 1939
88 mins
Cast
John Garfield Joe Bell
Priscilla Lane Mabel Alden
Alan Hale Michael 'Mike' Leonard
Frank McHugh Caruthers
Billy Halop Hank Glenn
Bobby Jordan Jimmy Glenn
Henry Armetta Nick Spelucci
Stanley Ridges Charles 'Charlie' Garreth
John Litel Prosecutor
Moroni Olsen Slim Jones
Victor Kilian Doc Saunders
Frank Jaquet Abe Connors
Ferike Boros Delicatessen Proprietress
Arthur Aylesworth Magistrate
William B. Davidson Work Farm Warden
Gertrude Astor Dame (uncredited)
Ward Bond First Thug on Train (uncredited)
Wade Boteler Sergeant (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey Nick's First Customer (uncredited)
Yakima Canutt Ambulance Man (uncredited)
Nat Carr Film Developer (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler Second Detective (uncredited)
Spencer Charters F.W. Jennson (uncredited)
Cliff Clark First Detective (uncredited)
Chester Clute Movie Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Frank Coghlan Jr. Newsboy (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing Second Railroad Cop (uncredited)
George Guhl Policeman (uncredited)
Creighton Hale Nick's Second Customer (uncredited)
Charles Halton Pawnshop Owner (uncredited)
John Hamilton First Warden (uncredited)
Lew Harvey Truckman (uncredited)
Al Herman Wedding Audience Member (uncredited)
Max Hoffman Jr. Doctor (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes Jury Foreman (uncredited)
William Hopper Reporter (uncredited)
Eddie Kane Wedding Emcee (uncredited)
David Kerman Boy (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw Cop in Montage (uncredited)
Glenn Langan Warden's Secretary (uncredited)
Walter Miller Rosedale Station Master (uncredited)
Jack Mower Mr. Grady (uncredited)
George O'Hanlon Man at Bank After Robbery (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley Bailiff (uncredited)
George Offerman, Jr. Work Farm Prisoner (uncredited)
Frank Orth Wedding Witness on Stage (uncredited)
Garry Owen Milkman (uncredited)
Paul Panzer Work Farm Gate Guard (uncredited)
Norman Phillips Jr. Boy (uncredited)
John J. Richardson Man Asking for a Match (uncredited)
Cliff Saum Jury Member (uncredited)
John Sheehan County Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Lee Shumway Policeman (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan Truck Driver (uncredited)
Anthony Warde Second Thug on Train (uncredited)
Dick Wessel Customer (uncredited)
Lottie Williams Wedding Dress Helper (uncredited)
Tom Wilson Work Farm Guard (uncredited)
Isabel Withers Jail Matron (uncredited)
Maris Wrixon Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
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