US Release date: 10 October 1949
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 20 May 1950
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Running time: 87 minutes
Director: Clarence Brown
Cast: David Brian, Claude Jarman Jr. & Juano Hernandez
Australian Distributor: MGM
Melbourne Premiere Venue: MGM’s St. James theatre for one week from 24 March 1950 with The Doctor and the Girl as support.
Suburban Release Type: Union 8-W-2
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 213 | 112 |
| EF PPE | 4.63 | 111 |
| Metres Travelled | 497,797 | 132 |
| Average MT | 10,822 | 98 |
| Engagements | 46 | 163 |
| Slots | 71 | 60 |
| Weeks | 25 | 57 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 54.35% | 80 |
| Saturdays | 13 | 174 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 28.26% | 227 |
| Tuesdays | 8 | 200 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 17.39% | 246 |
| First billed | 21 | 155 |
| Second billed | 25 | 125 |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Independent ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 44 |
| Ratio | 95.65% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 8.98% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 1 |
| Ratio | 2.17% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -5.45% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 1 |
| Ratio | 2.17% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -3.54% |
| Hoyts eng | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -0.84% |
| Independent eng | 35 |
| Ratio | 76.09% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -1.02% |
| Suburban eng | 11 |
| Ratio | 23.91% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 1.86% |
Notes: MGM’s adaptation of William Faulkner’s novel of racism in the deep south was always going to be a tough sell for Union theatres. Even when bolstered by a Glenn Ford drama as a co-feature it lasted only a week in the city and when that double moved to the suburbs it was The Doctor and the Girl that took the majority of headline bills. Still, 213 EF points and a ranking of 112 is nothing to be sneezed at.
Intruder in the Dust engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| Albert Park | Kinema | Independent | 20/5/50 | 1 | S | 2 | Doctor and the Girl |
| North Carlton | Adelphi | Independent | 20/5/50 | 1 | S | 1 | Doctor and the Girl |
| Collingwood | Austral | Suburban | 20/5/50 | 1 | T | 2 | Doctor and the Girl |
| Burnley | Burnley | Independent | 20/5/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Doctor and the Girl |
| Richmond | National | Independent | 20/5/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Doctor and the Girl |
| St.Kilda | Astor | Independent | 20/5/50 | 1 | W | 2 | Doctor and the Girl |
| Toorak | Village | Independent | 20/5/50 | 1 | W | 2 | Doctor and the Girl |
| St.Kilda | Palais | Suburban | 20/5/50 | 1 | W | 1 | Doctor and the Girl |
| Elsternwick | Esquire | Independent | 27/5/50 | 2 | S | 2 | Doctor and the Girl |
| Newmarket | Newmarket | Suburban | 27/5/50 | 2 | T | 2 | Doctor and the Girl |
| Brunswick | Empire | Independent | 27/5/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Doctor and the Girl |
| Caulfield | Camden | Independent | 27/5/50 | 2 | W | 2 | Doctor and the Girl |
| Malvern | Embassy | Independent | 27/5/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Doctor and the Girl |
| Moonee Ponds | Moonee | Independent | 27/5/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Doctor and the Girl |
| West Brunswick | Western | Independent | 27/5/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Doctor and the Girl |
| Westgarth | Westgarth | Independent | 27/5/50 | 2 | W | 2 | Doctor and the Girl |
| Preston | Planet | Suburban | 27/5/50 | 2 | W | 1 | Doctor and the Girl |
| Balwyn | Balwyn | Suburban | 3/6/50 | 3 | S | 2 | Doctor and the Girl |
| East Brunswick | Liberty | Independent | 3/6/50 | 3 | W | 2 | Doctor and the Girl |
| East Malvern | Waverley | Independent | 3/6/50 | 3 | W | 2 | Doctor and the Girl |
| Glenferrie | Glen | Independent | 3/6/50 | 3 | W | 2 | Doctor and the Girl |
| Hawthorn | Vogue | Independent | 3/6/50 | 3 | W | 2 | Doctor and the Girl |
| Camberwell | Rivoli | Suburban | 3/6/50 | 3 | W | 2 | Doctor and the Girl |
| Ormond | Plaza | Suburban | 3/6/50 | 3 | W | 2 | Doctor and the Girl |
| Preston | St. James | Suburban | 3/6/50 | 3 | W | 1 | Doctor and the Girl |
| Ashburton | Civic | Independent | 10/6/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Doctor and the Girl |
| North Brighton | Gardenvale | Independent | 10/6/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Doctor and the Girl |
| Sandringham | Roxy | Independent | 10/6/50 | 4 | S | 1 | Doctor and the Girl |
| North Melbourne | Central | Independent | 10/6/50 | 4 | T | 2 | Doctor and the Girl |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | Suburban | 10/6/50 | 4 | T | 2 | Doctor and the Girl |
| Middle Brighton | Dendy | Independent | 10/6/50 | 4 | W | 1 | Doctor and the Girl |
| Footscray | Grand | Independent | 10/6/50 | 4 | W | 2 | Doctor and the Girl |
| Heidelberg | Orient | Independent | 17/6/50 | 5 | S | 2 | Doctor and the Girl |
| Box Hill | Regent | Suburban | 17/6/50 | 5 | S | 2 | Doctor and the Girl |
| Newport | Plaza | Independent | 17/6/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Doctor and the Girl |
| Williamstown | Empress | Independent | 17/6/50 | 5 | T | 1 | Doctor and the Girl |
| Coburg | Plaza | Independent | 17/6/50 | 5 | W | 2 | Doctor and the Girl |
| Yarraville | Sun | Independent | 17/6/50 | 5 | W | 2 | Doctor and the Girl |
| Oakleigh | Plaza | Independent | 24/6/50 | 6 | S | 1 | Doctor and the Girl |
| Port Melbourne | Port | Independent | 24/6/50 | 6 | W | 1 | Doctor and the Girl |
| Surrey Hills | Surrey | Independent | 1/7/50 | 7 | S | 2 | Doctor and the Girl |
| Chelsea | Plaza | Independent | 15/7/50 | 9 | W | 1 | Doctor and the Girl |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 22/7/50 | 10 | S | 1 | Doctor and the Girl |
| Elwood | Broadway | Independent | 22/7/50 | 10 | T | 2 | Doctor and the Girl |
| North Richmond | Victoria | Independent | 26/8/50 | 15 | T | 2 | Doctor and the Girl |
| Richmond | Globe | Suburban | 3/3/51 | 42 | S | 1 | Inside Story |
The 1950 Project 