Sand!

Sand! is a 1920 American silent Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Lambert Hillyer based upon the Russell A. Boggs short story "Dan Kurrie’s Inning."[1] The film stars William S. Hart, Mary Thurman, G. Raymond Nye, Patricia Palmer, Bill Patton, and S.J. Bingham.[2][3] It was released on June 20, 1920, by Paramount Pictures.

Sand!
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Directed byLambert Hillyer
Produced byWilliam S. Hart
Screenplay byRussell A. Boggs
Lambert Hillyer
StarringWilliam S. Hart
Mary Thurman
G. Raymond Nye
Patricia Palmer
Bill Patton
S.J. Bingham
CinematographyJoseph H. August
Dwight Warren
Edited byLeRoy Stone
Production
company
William S. Hart Productions
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • June 20, 1920 (1920-06-20)
Running time
73 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Cast

Survival status

Copies of the film are in the Library of Congress and George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection.[1]

Reception

The film received a positive review in The Film Daily, stating that it as a whole was a "Virile western subject that has some very pleasing bits; will sure to please Bill Hart fans".[4]

Burns Mantle, writing for Photoplay Magazine, gave it a mixed review, stating that "A better Western than 'Human Stuff' is William S. Hart's 'Sand,' but this, too, is below the Hart standard - the standard, at least, established by 'The Toll-Gate.'"[5]

Moving Picture World reported that president Woodrow Wilson had seen the film had enjoyed it.[6]

References
  1. Progressive Silent Film List: Sand! at silentera.com
  2. "Sand!". afi.com. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  3. "Sand! (1920) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  4. "Very Good Hart Picture With Star in Typical Role". The Film Daily. June 27, 1920. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  5. "The Shadow Stage". Photoplay Magazine. September 1920. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  6. "Wilson Likes William S. Hart's "Sand" and Asks for Second Paramount Release". The Film Daily. July 3, 1920. Retrieved June 21, 2020.


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