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Dust Be My Destiny

A BOY AND A GIRL THAT THE WORLD FORGOT...AND A LOVE IT WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER!
1939 | 88m | English

(1080 votes)

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Popularity: 0.9 (history)

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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.
Release Date: Sep 16, 1939
Director: Lewis Seiler
Writer: Jerome Odlum, Robert Rossen, Seton I. Miller
Genres: Drama, Romance, Crime
Keywords trial, reporter, editor
Production Companies Warner Bros. Pictures, First National Pictures
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Aug 10, 2025
Entered: Apr 25, 2024
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Full Credits

Name Character
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)
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)
Name Job
Warren Low Editor
Milo Anderson Costume Design
Robert B. Lee Sound
Leo F. Forbstein Music Director
William Kissell Assistant Director
Jerome Odlum Novel
Lewis Seiler Director
Hugh Reticker Art Direction
Perc Westmore Makeup Artist
James Wong Howe Director of Photography
Max Steiner Original Music Composer
Byron Haskin Special Effects
Hugo Friedhofer Orchestrator
Robert Rossen Screenplay
Seton I. Miller Writer
Yakima Canutt Stunts
Harvey Parry Stunts
Irving Rapper Script Supervisor
Name Title
Louis F. Edelman Associate Producer
Hal B. Wallis Executive Producer
Organization Category Person
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2024 6 3 6 1
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2025 8 0 1 0
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