Sand! Explained

Sand!
Director:Lambert Hillyer
Producer:William S. Hart
Screenplay:Russell A. Boggs
Lambert Hillyer
Starring:William S. Hart
Mary Thurman
G. Raymond Nye
Patricia Palmer
Bill Patton
S.J. Bingham
Cinematography:Joseph H. August
Dwight Warren
Studio:William S. Hart Productions
Distributor:Paramount Pictures
Runtime:73 minutes
Country:United States
Language:Silent
English intertitles

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 Kurrieā€™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.

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 and had enjoyed it.[6]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/S/Sand1920.html Progressive Silent Film List: Sand!
  2. Web site: Sand!. afi.com. January 18, 2015.
  3. Web site: Sand! (1920) - Overview - TCM.com. Turner Classic Movies. January 18, 2015.
  4. News: Very Good Hart Picture With Star in Typical Role. June 21, 2020 . The Film Daily. June 27, 1920.
  5. News: The Shadow Stage. June 21, 2020 . Photoplay Magazine. September 1920.
  6. News: Wilson Likes William S. Hart's "Sand" and Asks for Second Paramount Release. June 21, 2020 . The Film Daily. July 3, 1920.