Dust Be My Destiny (1939)

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

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.

Cast (63)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

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)

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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)

D

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)

N

Norman Phillips Jr.

Boy (uncredited)

John J. Richardson

Man Asking for a Match (uncredited)

C

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)

L

Lottie Williams

Wedding Dress Helper (uncredited)

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