Dust Be My Destiny
ā 6.5 Ā· 1939 Ā· 88m Ā· Crime Ā· Drama Ā· 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.
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