Dust Be My Destiny

Dust Be My Destiny

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

NR 1939 · 88 min · ★ 6.5 · Crime, Drama, Romance

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.

Directed by Lewis Seiler · Written by Seton I. Miller

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