---
title: 'Desire in the Dust (1960)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William F. Claxton'
released: '1960-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 102
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/desire-in-the-dust-1960'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053762/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Desire in the Dust (1960)

1960 · 102 min · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Desire in the Dust is a 1960 American neo noir crime film released by the Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, directed by William F. Claxton, produced by Robert L. Lippert and starring Raymond Burr, Martha Hyer and Joan Bennett. The screenplay was written by Charles Lang based on a novel by Harry Whittington.

## Credits

- **Director:** [William F. Claxton](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-f-claxton)
- **Screenplay:** [Charles Lang](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-lang-2)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Paul Dunlap](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-dunlap)
- **Director of Photography:** [Lucien Ballard](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucien-ballard)

## Cast

- [Edward Binns](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-binns)
- [Jack Ging](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-ging)
- [Brett Halsey](https://cinepixo.com/people/brett-halsey)
- [Joan Bennett](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-bennett)
- [Paul Baxley](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-baxley)
- [Kelly Thordsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/kelly-thordsen)
- [Irene Ryan](https://cinepixo.com/people/irene-ryan)
- [Douglas Fowley](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-fowley)
- [Margaret Field](https://cinepixo.com/people/margaret-field)
- [Raymond Burr](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-burr)
- [Martha Hyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/martha-hyer)
- [Rex Ingram](https://cinepixo.com/people/rex-ingram)
- [Anne Helm](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-helm)

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