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    Sand (1949 film)

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    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

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

    Cast

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    • 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

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    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]

    See also

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    • List of films about horses

    References

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    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.
    [edit]
    • Sand at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
    • Sand at IMDb
    • Sand at the TCM Movie Database


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