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1949 film by Louis King

Sand

Directed by	Louis King
Screenplay by	Martin Berkeley Jerome Cady
Based on	Will James (from the novel)
Produced by	Robert Bassler
Starring	Mark Stevens Coleen Gray
Cinematography	Charles G. Clarke
Edited by	Nick DeMaggio
Music by	Daniele Amfitheatrof
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	20th Century Fox
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	June 28, 1949 (1949-06-28) (Denver)
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1.5 million (US rentals)

Sand is a 1949 American Western film directed by Louis King and starring Mark Stevens and Coleen Gray. It was nominated at the 22nd Academy Awards for Best Cinematography (color), which Charles G. Clarke was nominated for.

Plot

Based on the 1932 novel of the same name, Jeff Keane's expensive horse show escapes and runs loose in the Colorado wilderness.

Cast

Mark Stevens as Jeff Keane
Coleen Gray as Joan Hartley
Rory Calhoun as Chick Palmer
Charley Grapewin as Doug
Robert Patten as Boyd (as Bob Patten)

Release

Sand had its premiere in Denver, Colorado on June 28, 1949. It opened in 300 theaters around Independence Day in the Western United States including Kansas City, Omaha, Milwaukee, San Francisco and Seattle as well as Philadelphia and Detroit.

References

Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century-Fox: A Corporate and Financial History Rowman & Littlefield, 2002 p 223
"Top Grossers of 1949". Variety. January 4, 1950. p. 59.
"The 22nd Academy Awards (1950) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
Sand at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
"It Looks Like A 20th Summer! (advertisement)". Variety. June 22, 1949. pp. 8–9 – via Internet Archive.
"Jessel Advocates More Personals By Film Players for 3-Ply Impact". Variety. July 6, 1949. p. 23 – via Internet Archive.
"Picture Grosses". Variety. July 6, 1949. pp. 12–13 – via Internet Archive.

External links

Sand at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Sand at IMDb
Sand at the TCM Movie Database

v t e Films directed by Louis King
Peaceful Peters (1922) The Law Rustlers (1923) Spawn of the Desert (1923) The Slingshot Kid (1927) The Boy Rider (1927) Rough Ridin' Red (1928) Terror Mountain (1928) The Fightin' Redhead (1928) Orphan of the Sage (1928) The Little Buckaroo (1928) Young Whirlwind (1928) The Pinto Kid (1928) The Bantam Cowboy (1928) The Freckled Rascal (1929) The Vagabond Cub (1929) The Lone Rider (1930) The Fighting Sheriff (1931) Desert Vengeance (1931) The County Fair (1932) Drifting Souls (1932) The Arm of the Law (1932) Robbers' Roost (1932) Life in the Raw (1933) Murder in Trinidad (1934) Pursued (1934) Bachelor of Arts (1934) Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935) Special Investigator (1936) Bengal Tiger (1936) That Man's Here Again (1937) Melody for Two (1937) Draegerman Courage (1937) Wild Money (1937) Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937) Wine, Women and Horses (1937) Bulldog Drummond's Revenge (1937) Tip-Off Girls (1938) Hunted Men (1938) Prison Farm (1938) Illegal Traffic (1938) Tom Sawyer, Detective (1938) Persons in Hiding (1939) Undercover Doctor (1939) Seventeen (1940) Typhoon (1940) The Way of All Flesh (1940) Moon Over Burma (1940) Young America (1942) Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas (1943) Ladies of Washington (1944) Thunderhead, Son of Flicka (1945) Smoky (1946) Thunder in the Valley (1947) Green Grass of Wyoming (1948) Sand (1949) Mrs. Mike (1949) Frenchie (1950) The Lion and the Horse (1952) Powder River (1953) Sabre Jet (1953) Dangerous Mission (1954) Massacre (1956)

Films directed by Louis King

Peaceful Peters (1922)
The Law Rustlers (1923)
Spawn of the Desert (1923)
The Slingshot Kid (1927)
The Boy Rider (1927)
Rough Ridin' Red (1928)
Terror Mountain (1928)
The Fightin' Redhead (1928)
Orphan of the Sage (1928)
The Little Buckaroo (1928)
Young Whirlwind (1928)
The Pinto Kid (1928)
The Bantam Cowboy (1928)
The Freckled Rascal (1929)
The Vagabond Cub (1929)
The Lone Rider (1930)
The Fighting Sheriff (1931)
Desert Vengeance (1931)
The County Fair (1932)
Drifting Souls (1932)
The Arm of the Law (1932)
Robbers' Roost (1932)
Life in the Raw (1933)
Murder in Trinidad (1934)
Pursued (1934)
Bachelor of Arts (1934)
Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935)
Special Investigator (1936)
Bengal Tiger (1936)
That Man's Here Again (1937)
Melody for Two (1937)
Draegerman Courage (1937)
Wild Money (1937)
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937)
Wine, Women and Horses (1937)
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge (1937)
Tip-Off Girls (1938)
Hunted Men (1938)
Prison Farm (1938)
Illegal Traffic (1938)
Tom Sawyer, Detective (1938)
Persons in Hiding (1939)
Undercover Doctor (1939)
Seventeen (1940)
Typhoon (1940)
The Way of All Flesh (1940)
Moon Over Burma (1940)
Young America (1942)
Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas (1943)
Ladies of Washington (1944)
Thunderhead, Son of Flicka (1945)
Smoky (1946)
Thunder in the Valley (1947)
Green Grass of Wyoming (1948)
Sand (1949)
Mrs. Mike (1949)
Frenchie (1950)
The Lion and the Horse (1952)
Powder River (1953)
Sabre Jet (1953)
Dangerous Mission (1954)
Massacre (1956)

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