Red Dust

Red Dust

1932 · 83 min · EN · NR · 7.0 (56 votes)
Dir. Victor Fleming · Starring Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Mary Astor, Gene Raymond, Donald Crisp, Tully Marshall

She fought for her mate with a tigress' fury…

RomanceDrama

Dennis, owner of a rubber plantation in Cochinchina, is involved with Vantine, who left Saigon to evade the police. When his new surveyor arrives along with his refined wife Dennis is quickly infatuated by her.

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A steamy, suffocating atmosphere hangs heavy over this tale of illicit desire and colonial ennui. Lush visuals clash with raw emotion, creating a potent, pre-Code melodrama where passion and danger simmer beneath the surface.

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