Desire in the Dust

Desire in the Dust (1960)

Genres - Drama, Romance, Mystery  |   Sub-Genres - Crime Drama  |   Release Date - Oct 10, 1960 (USA - Unknown), Oct 10, 1960 (USA)  |   Run Time - 102 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - NR
  • AllMovie Rating
    6
  • User Ratings (0)
  • Your Rating

Share on

Synopsis by Hal Erickson

Raymond Burr was already three years into Perry Mason when he decided to return to his movie-villain roots with Desire in the Dust. Burr, playing the patriarch of a Southern family, befriends the ex-convict (Ken Scott) who'd supposedly killed Burr's son in an auto accident. Actually the accident was caused by Burr's daughter (Martha Hyer), who hopes that she can buy the accused man's silence and thus secure her daddy's political future. The ex-con goes along with the deception, having fallen in love with the daughter, but soon learns that Burr plans to double-cross him. Based on a novel by Harry Whittington.

Characteristics

Keywords

colonel, ex-convict, farmer, governor, murder, return, Southerner, career, daughter