Dust Be My Destiny 84 years old

A BOY AND A GIRL THAT THE WORLD FORGOT...AND A LOVE IT WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER!

Dust Be My Destiny

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.

Credits

Dust Be My Destiny Cast

Name Character
Marc Lawrence He was 29, 95 years old when he died as Venetti
Ward Bond He was 36, 57 years old when he died as Thug (uncredited)
Glenn Langan He was 22, 73 years old when he died as Warden's Secretary
Moroni Olsen He was 50, 65 years old when he died as Slim Jones, Joe's Defense Attorney
Alan Hale He was 47, 57 years old when he died as Michael 'Mike' Leonard
William Hopper He was 24, 55 years old when he died as Reporter (uncredited)
Dick Wessel He was 26, 52 years old when he died as Customer
Priscilla Lane She was 24, 79 years old when she died as Mabel Alden
Billy Halop He was 19, 56 years old when he died as Hank Glenn
Charles Halton He was 63, 83 years old when he died as Pawnshop Owner
William B. Davidson He was 51, 59 years old when he died as Work Farm Warden (as William Davidson)
Stanley Ridges He was 49, 60 years old when he died as Charles 'Charlie' Garreth
Charley Grapewin He was 69, 86 years old when he died as Pop, a Brakeman
John J. Richardson He was 58, 61 years old when he died as Man Asking For a Match
Tom Wilson He was 8, 33 years old when he died as Work Farm Guard
John Litel He was 46, 79 years old when he died as Prosecutor
Victor Kilian He was 48, 88 years old when he died as Doc Saunders
Wade Boteler He was 50, 54 years old when he died as Sergeant
Creighton Hale He was 57, 83 years old when he died as Nick's Second Customer
Ferike Boros She was 66, 77 years old when she died as Delicatessen Proprietress
Paul Panzer He was 66, 85 years old when he died as Work Farm Gate Guard
Jack Mower He was 49, 74 years old when he died as Mr. Grady - First Railroad Cop
Frank Jaquet He was 54, 73 years old when he died as Ab Connors
Gertrude Astor She was 51, 90 years old when she died as Dame
Henry Armetta He was 51, 57 years old when he died as Nick Spelucci
George O'Hanlon He was 26, 76 years old when he died as Man at Bank After Robbery
Frank Coghlan, Jr. He was 23, 93 years old when he died as Newsboy
John Sheehan He was 53, 66 years old when he died as County Justice of the Peace
Eddy Chandler He was 45, 54 years old when he died as Second Detective
John Garfield He was 26, 39 years old when he died as Joe Bell
Garry Owen He was 37, 49 years old when he died as Milkman
Bobby Jordan He was 16, 42 years old when he died as Jimmy Glenn
Yakima Canutt He was 43, 90 years old when he died as Ambulance Man (uncredited)
Maris Wrixon She was 22, 82 years old when she died as Switchboard Operator
Frank Orth He was 59, 82 years old when he died as Wedding Witness on Stage
Ethan Laidlaw He was 39, 63 years old when he died as Cop in Montage
Cliff Clark He was 50, 63 years old when he died as First Detective
Anthony Warde He was 30, 66 years old when he died as Second Thug (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey He was 61, 64 years old when he died as Nick's First Customer
Lew Harvey He was 51, 66 years old when he died as Truckman
Frank McHugh He was 41, 83 years old when he died as Caruthers
Chester Clute He was 48, 64 years old when he died as Movie Theatre Manager
Eddie Kane He was 50, 79 years old when he died as Wedding Emcee
Nat Carr He was 53, 57 years old when he died as Film Developer
Charles Sullivan He was 40, 73 years old when he died as Truck Driver
Lee Shumway He was 55, 74 years old when he died as Policeman
Lottie Williams She was 65, 88 years old when she died as Wedding Dress Helper
Arthur Aylesworth He was 56, 62 years old when he died as Magistrate
Stuart Holmes He was 55, 87 years old when he died as Jury Foreman
John Hamilton He was 52, 71 years old when he died as First Warden
George Offerman, Jr. He was 22, 45 years old when he died as Work Farm Prisoner
Norman Phillips, Jr. as Boy
George Guhl He was 63, 67 years old when he died as Policeman
Al Herman He was 12, 33 years old when he died as Wedding Audience Member
David Kerman as Boy
Walter Miller He was 47, 48 years old when he died as Rosedale Station Master
George Irving He was 64, 86 years old when he died as Judge
Max Hoffman, Jr. He was 36, 42 years old when he died as Doctor
Spencer Charters He was 64, 67 years old when he died as F.W. Jennson - Jailer

Dust Be My Destiny Crew

Name Department
Max Steiner as Original Music Composer. He was 51 (83) years old when He died Sound
Robert Rossen as Writer. He was 31 (57) years old when He died Writing
Jerome Odlum as Novel. He was 34 (48) years old when He died Writing
James Wong Howe as Director of Photography. He was 40 (76) years old when He died Camera
Lewis Seiler as Director. He was 48 (73) years old when He died Directing
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Dust Be My Destiny (84 years)

A BOY AND A GIRL THAT THE WORLD FORGOT...AND A LOVE IT WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER!

  • Release day: Saturday, September 16, 1939
  • Runtime: 88 minutes