Desire in the Dust

Desire in the Dust(1960)

"All the Temptations and Torments of a Small Southern Town!"

3.3/10
4 votes
102 minOctober 10, 1960

Overview

Lonnie Wilson returns to small southern hometown after spending six years on the chain-gang for killing Colonel Ben Marquand's son in an automobile accident. He revives his love affair with Melinda Marquand........

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