Dust Be My Destiny (1939)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.4 |
Directed By
Lewis Seiler
Crew
Lewis Seiler
James Wong Howe
Jerome Odlum
Max Steiner
Robert Rossen
Seton I. Miller
William Kissell
Yakima Canutt
Harvey Parry
Irving Rapper
Louis F. Edelman
Hal B. Wallis
Warren Low
Hugh Reticker
Milo Anderson
Perc Westmore
Robert B. Lee
Byron Haskin
Leo F. Forbstein
Hugo Friedhofer
TOP 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
Charley Grapewin
Pop
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
Marc Lawrence
Venetti
Arthur Aylesworth
Magistrate
William B. Davidson
Work Farm Warden
George Irving
Judge
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)
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