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Filming "Intruder in the Dust"

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The William Faulkner book was made into a movie filmed in 1949 here in Lafayette County with lots of locals used as “extras” in the film. At the start of the movie, Lucas Beauchamp (played by Juano Hernandez) is arrested and taken to the old Lafayette County jail by Sheriff Hampton (Will Geer). See this clip HERE.

In a later scene, Lucas’ lawyer, John Stevens (David Brian), can be seen walking to his office which was filmed on the stairs that lead up to today’s Rooster’s Bar. See this clip HERE. Hear Tommy Etheridge talk about William Faulkner at the premier HERE in Oxford at the Lyric theater.

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Filming "Intruder in the Dust"

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The William Faulkner book was made into a movie filmed in 1949 here in Lafayette County with lots of locals used as “extras” in the film. At the start of the movie, Lucas Beauchamp (played by Juano Hernandez) is arrested and taken to the old Lafayette County jail by Sheriff Hampton (Will Geer). See this clip HERE.

In a later scene, Lucas’ lawyer, John Stevens (David Brian), can be seen walking to his office which was filmed on the stairs that lead up to today’s Rooster’s Bar. See this clip HERE. Hear Tommy Etheridge talk about William Faulkner at the premier HERE in Oxford at the Lyric theater.

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The picture of kids dancing at Rowan Oak was taken in 1949 and includes, from left, Howard Duvall and Mil’ Murray, “Intruder” lead actor Claude Jarman Jr. and Becky (sometimes Betsy or Besse) Duddleston, while one of the Busby boys tries to cut in on Ed Morgan and Jill Faulkner. Becky, being described as a “rough and tumble” type has a bandaid on her forehead. Photograph by Phil “Moon” Mullen of the Oxford Eagle.

The fight scene that takes place in a store was filmed at the College Hill Store. Click Here to see that scene.

For the scene on the Oxford Square with the ballplayers near Neilson’s click Here.

There’s a good video of Faulkner from the 1950s filmed here in Oxford with some of his friends and supporters. Click Here to see it.

For continuity buffs, notice in the picture taken of filming the sheriff arriving at the jail with Lucus Beauchamp that the rear tire on the sheriff’s car is fully inflated, when in the previous scene of the car limping through the square, the rear tire is almost flat.