Intruder in the Dust (1949)
Country: US
Technical: bw 87m
Director: Clarence Brown
Cast: David Brian, Juano Hernandez, Elizabeth Patterson, Porter Hall, Claude Jarman Jr.
Synopsis:
1940s Mississippi: a negro is accused of murder and two teenage boys join together with an elderly lady to clear his name.
Review:
Faulkner's novel of race relations, hot off the presses, is given a decent, quality screen adaptation by Brown and MGM, Hollywood ever keen to court the consensus vote. The wonder of the film is the opportunity given to Hernandez's performance; a character actor in films for years, this was perhaps his finest hour.
Country: US
Technical: bw 87m
Director: Clarence Brown
Cast: David Brian, Juano Hernandez, Elizabeth Patterson, Porter Hall, Claude Jarman Jr.
Synopsis:
1940s Mississippi: a negro is accused of murder and two teenage boys join together with an elderly lady to clear his name.
Review:
Faulkner's novel of race relations, hot off the presses, is given a decent, quality screen adaptation by Brown and MGM, Hollywood ever keen to court the consensus vote. The wonder of the film is the opportunity given to Hernandez's performance; a character actor in films for years, this was perhaps his finest hour.
Country: US
Technical: bw 87m
Director: Clarence Brown
Cast: David Brian, Juano Hernandez, Elizabeth Patterson, Porter Hall, Claude Jarman Jr.
Synopsis:
1940s Mississippi: a negro is accused of murder and two teenage boys join together with an elderly lady to clear his name.
Review:
Faulkner's novel of race relations, hot off the presses, is given a decent, quality screen adaptation by Brown and MGM, Hollywood ever keen to court the consensus vote. The wonder of the film is the opportunity given to Hernandez's performance; a character actor in films for years, this was perhaps his finest hour.