Sand (1949 film)

Sand
Directed byLouis King
Screenplay byMartin Berkeley
Jerome Cady
Based onWill James
(from the novel)
Produced byRobert Bassler
StarringMark Stevens
Coleen Gray
CinematographyCharles G. Clarke
Edited byNick DeMaggio
Music byDaniele Amfitheatrof
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
20th Century Fox
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • June 28, 1949 (1949-06-28) (Denver)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.5 million (US rentals)[1][2]

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.[3]

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

Release

Sand had its premiere in Denver, Colorado on June 28, 1949.[4] 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.[5][6][7]

References

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


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