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Dust Be My Destiny

1939 · 88 min

A restless, heartfelt chase through hard times, where young love and injustice keep you rooting for a doomed underdog.

Tagline
A BOY AND A GIRL THAT THE WORLD FORGOT...AND A LOVE IT WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER!
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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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • love
  • survival
  • betrayal
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, romance
Directed by
Lewis Seiler
Written by
Seton I. Miller, Robert Rossen
Starring
John Garfield, Priscilla Lane, Alan Hale, Frank McHugh, Billy Halop, Bobby Jordan, Charley Grapewin, Henry Armetta
Music
Max Steiner
Cinematography
James Wong Howe
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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