Novelist Will James, a specialist in horse stories, wrote the yarn upon which 20th Century-Fox's Sand was based. Mark Stevens plays horse breeder Jeff Keane, who loses his prize stallion in a train accident. While the stallion roams wild and free, Keane enlists the aid of rancher Joan Hartley (Coleen Gray) in searching for the animal. Once the horse is located, it is clear that it has developed a mean streak, the result of various cruelties inflicted upon it by humans. Jeff and Joan combine their efforts to regain the horse's friendship. Veteran Native American actors Iron Eyes Cody and Jay Silverheels make significant supporting appearances. Sand was attractively filmed in Technicolor on location in Colorado.
Credits
Sand Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Rory Calhoun
He was 26, 76 years old when he died
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as Chick Palmer |
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Charley Grapewin
He was 79, 86 years old when he died
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as Doug |
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Iron Eyes Cody
He was 42, 91 years old when he died
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as Indian (uncredited) |
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Coleen Gray
She was 26, 92 years old when she died
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as Joan Hartley |
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Robert Patten
He was 90, 81 years old when he died
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as Boyd |
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Mark Stevens
He was 68, now 6 years old
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as Jeff Keane |
Sand Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Thomas Little as Set Decoration. He was 62 (98) years old when He died
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Art |
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Daniele Amfitheatrof as Music. He was 47 (81) years old when He died
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Sound |
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Robert Bassler as Producer. He was 45 (72) years old when He died
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Production |
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Ben Nye as Makeup Artist. He was 42 (79) years old when He died
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Costume & Make-Up |
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Martin Berkeley as Writer. He was 44 (74) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Nick DeMaggio as Editor. He was 58 (90) years old when He died
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Editing |
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Louis King as Director. He was 51 (64) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Jerome Cady as Writer. He was 45 (44) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Charles G. Clarke as Director of Photography. He was 50 (84) years old when He died
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Camera |
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Chester Gore as Art Direction. He was 56 (73) years old when He died
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Art |
