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Dust Be My Destiny

1939·1h 28m·Approved
DramaCrimeFilm-Noir
IMDb Rating
★ 6.8/10
1,107 votes

Joe Bell, wrongly imprisoned for burglary, gets released to a prison farm. His romance with the foreman's daughter leads to the foreman's accidental death. Fearing disbelief, Bell flees with the daughter, Mabel.

Dust Be My Destiny is a 1939 drama crime movie directed by Lewis Seiler, starring John Garfield, Alan Hale, Priscilla Lane. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.8/10 from 1,107 votes and runs 1h 28m.

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Director
Lewis Seiler
Stars
John Garfield
Alan Hale
Priscilla Lane
Frank McHugh
Details
1939-09-16
88 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English, Italian
Keywords
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