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Dust Be My Destiny (1939) was a Drama - Black-and-white Film directed by Lewis Seiler and produced by Hal B. Wallis and Louis F. Edelman.

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Watching 1939: Dust Be My Destiny (1939)

on Mar 12, 2020 From Comet Over Hollywood

In 2011, I announced I was trying to see every film released in 1939. This new series chronicles films released in 1939 as I watch them.?As we start out this blog feature, this section may become more concrete as I search for a common thread that runs throughout each film of the year. Right now, tha... Read full article


Dust Be My Destiny (1939)

By Dawn Sample on Sep 22, 2012 From Noir and Chick Flicks

Dust Be My Destiny (1939). Cast: John Garfield and Priscilla Lane. The original ending of the film had Joe and Mabel shot to death, but the failure of of the film, You Only Live Once, which had a tragic ending, prompted the Warner Bros. studio to want a happy ending. When writer Robert Rossen refus... Read full article


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The original ending of the film called for Joe and Mabel to be shot to death, but the commercial failure of You Only Live Once, which had a tragic ending, compelled the Warner Bros. studio heads to demand a happy ending. When writer Robert Rossen refused to write the new ending, Seton I. Miller was brought in to write it.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie onApril 14, 1941 with John Garfield reprising his film role.
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Also directed by Lewis Seiler




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