# Red Dust (1932)

> On a remote Indochinese rubber plantation, a hard-edged manager is caught between a provocative fugitive and a surveyor’s refined, desirable wife as the monsoon closes in.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/23935

## Facts

- Runtime: 83 min
- Genres: Romance, Drama
- Director: Victor Fleming
- Cast: Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Mary Astor, Gene Raymond, Donald Crisp, Tully Marshall, Forrester Harvey, Willie Fung
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023382/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: steamy, witty, hard-edged, classic Hollywood night, pre-code cinema marathon

## Synopsis

Amidst the heat and dust of Indochina, passion ignites unexpectedly in a world of stark contrasts.

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